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Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis

Population of students who have studied at college but not gained a degree grew by 2.9 per cent to 36.8 million, report finds

Months after Harvard Law Review rejected analysis of Gaza genocide allegation, Columbia’s version does the same

Having brokered some of the world’s biggest pacts on global warming, MIT climate scientist Susan Solomon tells Matthew Reisz why she is optimistic that environmental damage can be reversed

Nation’s main higher education grouping sees lessons from religious focus during time of political pressure, while stirring some cautions and even alarm

Reports mount of academics not having contracts renewed in apparent retaliation for anti-war protests, as observers highlight precarity as key factor in restricting free speech

Major losses for the sector include the end of storied Philadelphia arts institution and retrenchment at leading Jewish-focused campus

New agreement on salaries increases likelihood that high-profile campuses will create a small league of top-dollar programmes, cutting revenues for all others

Getting up and moving around during classes leads to increased attention and more enjoyment, research finds

Alumnus and trustee to become Ivy League institution’s first non-interim female leader after narrowly avoiding faculty censure at Stony Brook

Universities face a delicate balancing act between ‘mob veto’ and safety obligations, says free speech advocate

While administrators, faculty, students and police get main attention in protests, those paying the bills – especially in wealthier families – pursue more decisive roles