North America

Trump victory could be ‘horrific’ for universities but even a Harris win may not deliver additional funding, say experts

Growing dividing line in society could expand into traditionally Democratic Hispanic vote, professor warns

Report warns domestic challenges have ‘sharpened the need’ to attract international students from a broader range of backgrounds

Speaking Spanish is seen as a problem to be erased. But in Puerto Rico it is key to our success, say Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and Héctor José Huyke

British-Turkish team behind the 2012 book Why Nations Fail awarded Nobel prize in economics

Experts weight in on how Supreme Court’s national prohibition on affirmative action has affected diversity of this year’s intake

Dozens of faculty members at US institutions were rebuked for their actions after the 7 October Hamas attacks – some have now returned to work while others still face criminal charges

Alumni of American institutions now lead 70 countries globally after largest yearly increase

Providing a pathway from community colleges to universities, the US’ credit transfer system is admired around the world for driving social mobility and offering a vital second chance for late bloomers. But opaque and complex university rules are undermining it, argue Lauren Schudde and Huriya Jabbar

Biochemistry professor David Baker and Google DeepMind scientists Sir Demis Hassabis and John Jumper awarded the 2024 prize

‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield share prize for ‘foundational discoveries and inventions’

‘SWAT team’ of finance experts and science writers helps university secure more federal research funds than any other US institution, says its vice-provost for research