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Nieces of nation’s incoming justice minister accused of faking research papers to help gain Ivy League admission

Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party pursues a residency requirement for rural Athabasca University, raising fears of lost talent

As Biden nears issuing new regulations for adjudicating abuse complaints, nation’s top court considers case that could bring new conservative legal standard

The president of Dillard University says that historically black colleges and universities do a better job than the Ivy League

Colleges are being squeezed in many of the same ways that American households are

Institutions appear unaware of severity of problem due to paucity of survey data and lack of on-campus advisory efforts, UCLA researchers find

Government’s major research funders set hard deadline of 2029 for fair distribution of major federal science grant money and see gender exclusion as smart pathway

Chief of renowned university sees positive leadership role during Covid but admits miscues on edX and blind spots on cost discipline

Clearinghouse tally held up as incentive for institutions to encourage returners, while also affirming scale of political dilemma confronting Biden

Virtual tools have unprecedented power to bend teaching towards research-proven ideals, yet opportunity of lockdown getting squandered, MIT experts tell colleagues

The vice-chancellor of McGill University reflects on her nine years leading one of Canada’s top universities as she prepares to step down

After leaked version of US Supreme Court ruling, conservative-state universities face prospect of sliding further behind on quality