North America

National move to reconciliation tests boundaries of academic freedom, say some observers

UC plans four years without requirement while it tries to write its own test

Actor and fashion designer husband accept months in prison over fraud in daughters’ USC admissions

State institutions that survive crisis will face student influx and must prioritise ‘communities they were designed to serve’, experts say

Academics recognise need but fear loss of attention on basic science

Accusations that China is stealing virus research could harm US vaccine efforts and overseas enrolments, experts warn

Government backs universities on imperative of satisfying full-tuition visitors

Tributes paid to former Stanford president who raised a record-breaking $1.3 billion for the university

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

With August goal in mind, diagnostic development could get TV-based model

Universities warn of harm to victims and protest the quick implementation of controversial new measures