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States, which all need a well-trained workforce to thrive, must contribute more to reducing the cost of public higher education, says Nancy Zimpher

Universities need guidance on providing voter registration opportunities and using work-study funds for civic engagement, says Mike Burns

After claims of image manipulation in papers by Marc Tessier-Lavigne, neuroscientist promises vindication amid signs of faculty unease

Higher education leaders are often reluctant to enter the political realm, but now this prudence carries the stench of cowardice, says Michael Roth

Students at prominent all-female college vote to endorse admission of transgender male and non-binary students, but leadership refuses

The Seattle University academic and novelist talks about satirising a type of male scholar who wins the plum posts, despite harming colleagues

Agents posing as students will look for a wide range of legal violations, with for-profit sector especially alarmed

Memorial University president apologises and takes paid break after questions on strength of her claims of indigenous ancestry

A year after his ordeal, Chinese American semiconductor specialist Gang Chen reflects on how a 12-month government investigation changed his life and work

After Florida governor installs conservative leadership at small public liberal arts college, students join with Open Society to fight such moves nationwide

Republican house committee chair sets sights on passing comprehensive higher-education legislation as she returns to position held under Trump regime

As states weigh hundreds of calls to cut gender-related rights, institutions are predicted to face relocations even more extensive than those tied to abortion