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Plagiarism accusations that led to the downfall of black US academics and politicians have sparked criticisms of ‘sloppy’ writing practices. But these controversies actually reveal how academics are struggling with the many writing technologies now essential to their jobs, argues Genevieve Creedon

However we feel about the election result, we must strive to make education and democracy protect and nurture one another, says Michael Roth

More attacks on academic freedom, heightened privatisation and possible elimination of Department of Education on agenda following Republican victory

While critics dismiss direct impact of proposal as ‘rather meaningless’, concerns about broader messaging loom large

Figures from Open Secrets show 93 per cent of campaign donations from higher education have gone to vice-president and other Democratic candidates

New book raises concerns about how increasing digital surveillance on campuses reproduces racial and economic injustices

It’s tempting to dismiss the Ohio senator’s attacks on higher education as MAGA rabble-rousing, but he is right in some respects, says Lincoln Allison

Just 3 per cent of respondents to sector survey rated Ottawa government’s engagement with sector positively

Highly ranked UK university sets up first physical presence on other side of the Atlantic

Sheffield-born laureate on his hometown’s influence, his PhD struggles and why social media should be taxed like smoking

Non-Punjabi Indians may reconsider study destination as diplomatic row shows little sign of cooling

Donald Trump’s election as president in 2016 prompted a slew of academic books grappling with how such a figure could have been chosen to lead the free world. But what are the chances that any of those bleak tomes will dissuade American voters from re-electing him next month, asks Matthew Reisz