North America

With 3,000 graduate students picketing for higher pay, Boston University dean encourages faculty to ‘think creatively’ about using technological alternatives

College courses based on Swift and other pop stars grow quickly in US, promising academic value for instructors battling to maintain weakened attention spans

Facing C$3 billion revenue loss from federal crackdown on overseas gravy train, Ford administration promises to spare 22 of 23 public universities from the toll

Poll of researchers finds little support for pulling scholarly papers of those found guilty of objectionable personal behaviour

Mounting evidence of success leads to nationwide explosion of system that lets students take regular courses while filling gaps in their learning

Legislation that places new conditions on union membership and funding already having an impact

Prodded by conservative activists and politicians, several public universities are interpreting Supreme Court admissions ruling to include a ban on minority-focused aid

Moseley returns to HBCU after outside review discounts allegations from vice-president for student affairs that she was bullied before she killed herself

With little movement at federal level, local lawmakers test long-shot strategies to stop universities giving children of alumni a foot in the door

Conservative attempts to silence professors face a difficult hurdle for now in Congress, but keep gaining ground in individual states

University of Miami president Julio Frenk explains how his institution is reaping rewards from the tech and finance influx to south Florida

Lawmakers say legislation is needed to ensure students’ First Amendment rights are protected, with financial penalties for institutions that do not comply