Wary of backing a ‘toxic’ big rise in fees, vice-chancellors are coalescing around a demand for more public subsidy for higher education instead. Despite the cost, could this option be more palatable for Labour? Read more

Vice-chancellors to ask ministers to stabilise visa regime and allow them to address the sector’s financial crisis Read more

A professor at the University of Austin teaches students about evil by having them read from some of the 20th century’s worst people – including Hitler’s chief propagandist. Read more

Gannon University in Erie and Ursuline College near Cleveland intend to merge, creating what leaders say would be the largest Catholic university system in the Lake Erie region. Read more

Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents. Read more

The vice president’s remarks at a recent rally reflect a broader conversation, in the Democratic Party and nationally, about who needs a degree and why. Read more

New guidelines from regulator attempt to quell concerns about transnational education standards Read more

Proposals from Universities UK to raise funds for members include ‘reset’ on student maintenance loans and grants Read more

Stanford University students are required to answer how they will contribute to diversity as a prerequisite to applying for a “Global Entrepreneurial Marketing” class, a mandate one undergrad calls a prime example of a “culture of fear on campus.” Read more

When the Summer Games in Paris came to a close, it placed an unprecedented emphasis on the mental health of athletes. Read more