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UC Davis’ chancellor, Gary May, has plenty of background in attracting minority students, but finds California’s decades-old ban on race-based admissions a formidable foe

Pairing of ideologically opposed academics should become sector norm when researchers disagree, says Pennsylvania project leader

While councils might expect a response ‘after first tweet’, universities ‘lose credibility’ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears

After Supreme Court ruling on race-based admissions, top 10 per cent plans find new interest but doubts persist about underlying motives

Students encouraged to be at the forefront of technological advances in healthcare with new dual-degree programme

Four years after massive budget cuts, enrolment starts perking up, but with doubts that it can help the remote state recover a dire exodus of talent

Daniel Diermeier reflects on traversing the increasingly polarised US political landscape and on disagreeing with staff and students pressing for the university to take sides

New conservative-focused standardised college admissions exam-maker says it aimed for private-sector customers, and now sees greater potential at public institutions

As scientists pursue groundbreaking discoveries for understanding the universe, ingrained publishing habits appear to leave students contending with outdated theories

Institutional partnerships are on the rise, but the sector must do even more to join forces to tackle global challenges, writes Linda G. Mills

After accreditor allows tests of shorter bachelor’s degree programmes, officials say they see no federal mandate on time or credit hours

Vassar College faces lawsuit brought by current and former faculty members as gender pay gap across US higher education widens