North America

Provinces promise action against private operators, but universities fear Trudeau is going too far, too fast, without consulting sector

In Vermont, a flagship for the first time counts more freshmen from a neighbouring state than from its own population

Claudine Gay did not plagiarise, and those who add her to the list of leaders who did ignore the hostile context of the accusations, says Harvey Graff

Brown, Columbia and Yale have agreed to pay eight-figure sums to see off claims that they colluded to hold down financial aid

University hopes to build ‘culture of college-going’ with early offers to local high schoolers

The tentative agreement includes a retroactive 5 per cent salary increase for all faculty at the largest public university in the US, and potentially another in July

Trudeau administration acts after long warning that it won’t tolerate abuses by private campuses and resulting housing shortages

Largest US public university system, saying it can’t afford union demands, plans to keep classes open during walkout

President of Lincoln University in Missouri voluntarily agrees to take paid administrative leave following death of Antoinette Candia-Bailey

Campuses in urban areas of Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia may be first to face federal cap on education visas

The departure of Claudine Gay from Harvard was said to be politically motivated but most other leaders have also fallen on their swords when their scholarship is questioned

Despite some calls to replace Claudine Gay with another black woman, tradition and mercy might force persistence of white male leadership