North America

Frances Arnold says she feels ‘deeply distressed’ by public mistrust of science

Degrees focused on specific careers need be no less rigorous or innovative than other graduate qualifications, say Sandro Galea and Lisa Sullivan

Nearly 15 per cent of American undergraduates diagnosed with anxiety, and 12.2 per cent have depression, major study finds

Trump administration plans to allow universities to attract federal funding for students based not on the amount of time they spend studying but on measurements of their ability

Joseph Aoun says campuses in North America and Europe are heeding his call for curriculum change

US medical training has embraced wider perspectives, but progress might be slower elsewhere, scholars say

A few institutions in the western part of the country are embarking on a social-educational experiment

Lawsuit by an Asian-American student challenging rejection reveals white students, not black applicants, to be the advantaged party

The withdrawal of funding for Ontario’s basic income pilot highlights the perils of working on politically funded research, says Evelyn Forget

Thanks to a big boost in aid from colleges, students paid slightly less on average this year, but the reduced fees could take a toll on quality, expert warns

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings find broad decline in number of US college students who would recommend their own institution – but some campuses buck the trend

$350 million gift from investor Stephen Schwarzman aims to deeply integrate computer science knowledge with expertise in ethics and other realms of social science