The University of Texas at Austin and Emerson College have recently announced staff layoffs due to declining enrollment numbers and internal crises linked to reputational damage sustained during the recent wave of nationwide campus protests. Read more

‘It’s not a machine for cheating; it’s a machine for producing crap,’ says one professor infuriated by the rise of bland essays. Read more

King’s College London poll finds people rank universities behind only the NHS, armed forces and royal family Read more

An Alabama college is offering $75,000 in scholarships for trade programs – but only to female students. Read more

Faculty argue the “voluntary separation” plan was rushed, and question the new regional leadership model that requires some chancellors to juggle multiple campuses. Read more

eaders have put off making tough decisions about their public colleges for decades. The options have only grown more difficult. Read more

Our mobile phones are getting a whole lot smarter, but what about the telecoms networks they run on? Read more

Katherine Anderson trekked from Texas to Philadelphia last year for a college program she couldn’t find anywhere else, combining the music business, entrepreneurship and technology. Two weeks ago, she received the startling news the university would be shutting down within days. Read more

Government’s proposal will intensify the problem it is supposed to solve while ‘wreaking havoc’ on universities’ finances, universities say Read more

Medics say children with poor access to outdoor play at school at higher risk of developing lifelong health problems Read more