A small Australian university, which is rationalising its programmes and reducing its workforce amid a “scary” financial crisis, has refused to say why it agreed to the executive entitlements that made its recently departed leader the most handsomely paid vice-chancellor in the country’s history. Read more

Far-reaching reforms aim to support most vulnerable children and ‘recognise growing challenges facing education’ Read more

Many students are uncomfortable sharing their views on abortion and the Israel-Hamas conflict, a survey from Heterodox Academy shows. Read more

The notion that artificial intelligence could one day take our jobs is a message many of us will have heard in recent years. Read more

Fewer institutions announced layoffs in August compared to the earlier summer months. But at several universities that did, the cuts were sweeping. Read more

Top-tier institutions accused of not engaging with concerns about scale of overseas cohorts Read more

Court briefs outline how book ban creates hostile environment including discrimination based on sex Read more

Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future with “cannibalism” and “forced breeding camps,” at an event held Wednesday at Arizona State University. Read more

Australian scholars say improving response times make website “an appealing tool” for cheating, but findings are disputed. Read more

Badger culling will end in England within five years as part of a shift in the fight against bovine tuberculosis, the government said on Friday. Read more