In the US, we have described our higher education system as “the best” for at least 100 years. Read more

The Los Rios Community College District continues to enforce a moratorium on “images and reproductions of Native American human remains and cultural items” after a new policy to narrow the ban was stalled, waiting for Native American tribal partners’ approval Read more

I you’ve ever worked in higher education, you know the stereotypes. College administrators are soulless careerists brimming with will to power who ram through clueless decisions, whether the rest of the institution likes it or not. Read more

Nintendo says it will no longer open pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the United States next week, following the introduction of steep tariffs on exports from Japan. Read more

Tufts University has offered the most public defense yet of a graduate student who was detained as the Trump administration revokes hundreds of student visas over alleged involvement in pro-Palestinian protests or related activities. Read more

Financial resilience’ strategies needed as survey finds vast majority of institutions expecting staff and capital expenditure to increase in next five years Read more

A higher education researcher has a new book out that explores trends in higher education and how colleges and policymakers can adapt to a changing economy. Read more

The $19 billion academic publishing industry is adopting AI-powered tools to improve the quality of peer-reviewed research and speed up production. The latter goal yields “obvious financial benefit” for publishers, one expert said. Read more

Colleges that are too “pro-Hamas” could be blocked from enrolling international students, the Trump administration warns. Read more

Landing a publishing deal was a dream come true for Jack Strange. Read more