North America

Lawmakers say legislation is needed to ensure students’ First Amendment rights are protected, with financial penalties for institutions that do not comply

With Trudeau government emphasising visa limits tied to applications and housing availability, more established institutions gain some reassurance

In long-running battle, nation’s top court allows West Texas A&M University to block LGBTQ student performance while lower courts decide its ultimate legality

As online delivery complicates quality assurance based on states and regions, Biden regulatory effort delves into difficulties of trade-offs

London Book Fair discussion dominated by concern over large language models using published works without citations or remuneration to authors or publishing houses

In another edition of gloomy research indicators, major NSF tally finds companies nearing the basic science spending of the federal government

In fiscal 2025 budget plan constrained by his shutdown concession, president again seeks free-college deal while letting science agencies struggle

Baroness Shafik’s appearance before committee, in expected repeat of grilling that led to Harvard and Penn departures, described as not ‘voluntary’

Author of controversial book and journal paper takes up one-year ‘presidential scholar’ post after institutional takeover by allies of Ron DeSantis

After a career spent switching between academia and the White House, Joseph Nye admits that returning to Harvard left him feeling flat

As pressure builds for the University of Idaho to reconsider buying the University of Phoenix, a similar previous deal a thousand miles to the south finds mounting scrutiny

Deal ‘an important step in PeerJ’s evolution’, co-founders say