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Study that asked Americans if they would use genetic screening or gene editing to improve chances of offspring getting into a leading university triggers warning of increased educational inequalities

AI-generated answers showed ‘new, non-obvious and clinically valid’ insights in tests usually taken by students after years of study

Amid a still-evolving patchwork of laws and interpretations after Supreme Court ruling, campuses are taking risks and pushing boundaries

Once the largest US online university, for-profit has been arguing without luck that it’s a last best chance to enter fast-growing world of adult training

NSF Regional Innovation Engines scheme is place-based push to secure US strength in key technologies

US Supreme Court widely expected to rule against Harvard and UNC in landmark cases, leading many institutions to start the process for considering what happens next

Abuses at small private colleges seen as suggesting a nation overlooking immigration rules as it aggressively pursues foreign tuition dollars

It is excessive to demand the resignation of a US college leader who badly misjudged a student complaint about offence, says Jonathan Zimmerman

Enrolment declines also shrink, but inflation and historical patterns cited as reasons for sector to expect danger may be lurking

College Board promises essential new student exposure to black history, while battling accusations it allowed key politically motivated omissions

Graduate student workers energised after record walkout, though meaningful improvements remain a long slog for majority still in economically precarious contingent teaching

Faculty and presidents fight back as conservative lawmakers argue – without evidence – that weapons increase safety