North America

The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades

Soon-to-retire septuagenarian tells students to keep their distance amid Covid-19 surge, saying he ‘couldn’t give a flying fuck any longer’

Anonymous complaint produces evidence of long-running relationship with employee; former president Coleman to temporarily lead institution

Following conviction of Harvard’s Lieber, expected clearing of fellow Cambridge nanotechnology expert fits with broader failures of Trump-led academic prosecutions

Trudeau government set to fulfil campaign promise for version of legendary US innovation agency, amid mixed expert assessment of its wisdom

Marketing claims are often empty, unaccompanied by comprehensive policies, plans, timetables or evaluation criteria, says Harvey Graff

Pledges of $90 million help Ivy League campus join small club depleted in recent years by financial stress and prioritisation of domestic applicants

While its educational niche may confer unique advantage, D’Youville shows it can maintain student services with one less day

Provost at Virginia expected to take office in July, replacing Gutmann after high-profile 18-year tenure

Isolation and anxieties of Covid and Trump eras drive campus matchmaking model, and possible reinforcement of elite

Biden team aims to block Trump-era political interference in research findings, although its top adviser faces her own such questions

Lawsuit brought by five former students of 16 top-ranked institutions alleges costly violation of limited federal exemption for coordinating scholarship packages