Collegiate esports programs can be a powerful tool to combat male loneliness, says Baylor University’s first-ever esports director and coach, Adam Stanley. Read more

After months of headlines about the same half-dozen or so colleges, the Trump administration and its allies seem to be trying to broadcast a more expansive message: Any college can come under its eye, not just the household names. Read more

Spectators could fly through the Los Angeles skies and escape the city's notorious traffic during the 2028 Olympic Games if the organisers have their way. Read more

Education Secretary Linda McMahon argued this week that accreditors wield too much power. But some statements raise questions about her understanding of accreditation. Read more

Culture shocks experienced by international academics moving to Middle East put progress of universities at risk, study finds Read more

Donald Trump appears to remain the only newly inaugurated president in the last 65 years to not be invited to speak at the University of Notre Dame’s commencement ceremony. The tradition began when President Dwight Eisenhower spoke at the ceremony in 1960. Read more

In an era where the pace of technological change is moving faster than most of us can fully process, fundamental changes are needed in higher education. And yet many Americans feel educators are not meeting the moment. Read more

Professors brace for another year of losing ground. Read more

House committees put the finishing touches on their sections of the reconciliation megabill early this week. Now, all the pieces of the puzzle are laid out, and higher ed experts say the picture is grim. Read more

People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is giving clues to our evolutionary past – and what makes us human. Read more