North America

Relying on search firms and ignoring faculty input is one big reason why incumbencies are shortening and success is becoming rarer, says Harvey Graff

After affirmative action ban, campuses prod students to describe their personal backgrounds, without going so far as to potentially encourage legal action

A socio-economic alternative to affirmative action would be expensive but that doesn’t mean institutions shouldn’t consider it, say experts

Top US funding agency considers $70,000 (£55,000) minimum salary that could become wider model

With Claudine Gay accepting debatable instances of plagiarism as final straw, faculty see odds getting hopeless for countering unified political and economic power

Top-ranked Canadian institution calculates financial and reputational cost of premier’s move to penalise use of English, and wonders how it can survive

After brief pause to assess security, Birthright programme again gives Jewish students free tours of nation, but faces questions over limited Palestinian perspective

Codes’ vague, narrow and toothless provisions are failing to promote the safety and well-being of all university community members, says Richard Joseph

Difficulties finding new roles and uprooting families complicate desires to leave states such as Florida after political meddling

Stepping down from SNHU presidency, LeBlanc joins Siemens in pushing US higher education to take the generative intelligence challenge far more seriously

Premier institution loses first black leader after record short tenure amid persistent partisan pressure and evidence of her own scholarly failings

La Crosse’s Joe Gow threatens lawsuit and claims free speech rights have been violated following dismissal over films produced with his wife