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Trump move welcomed as regulatory relief, but some onlookers expressed fears over effects on students

Oldest state-funded military college has history of venerating Confederacy

Universities reject Trump tally as hypocritical political stunt and call for clearer guidance

Pushed by Covid, academic authors see rare need to offer political voice

Institutions have begun cancelling diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in response to an executive order, but critics say it amounts to censorship

Those temporarily plucked from the academic ranks would have no motivation or ability to wreak havoc and then move on, argues Bruce Krajewski

John Jenkins apologises for shaking hands and not wearing mask at ceremony

Proposal nearing implementation also lets visa agency assess academic progress

White House wants ‘patriotic education’ and directly threatens Princeton

Warning on endowments leaves academic leaders struggling to see rationale

Expectations nevertheless modest given historical trends and virus complications

Board offering religious, rather than medical, expertise discounts value of NIH projects

National Science Foundation’s new emphasis in postgraduate funding seen as backsliding on diversity

Court loss still leaves Trump many tools in anti-immigrant campaign

Sued by universities, administration ends plan to evict foreigners whose campuses stay online

Late move by Trump leaves Canada and UK with few options for bailing out victims of new student visa restrictions

With universities stressing urgency, court to decide by mid-week on banning evictions

Universities plot targeted class structures to help avoid deportations

Upholding of immigration protections, after challenge led by University of California, means legal relief for about 200,000 students

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

US universities warn against punishment that goes beyond individual visas

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

Accusations that China is stealing virus research could harm US vaccine efforts and overseas enrolments, experts warn

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

With August goal in mind, diagnostic development could get TV-based model

Universities warn of harm to victims and protest the quick implementation of controversial new measures

With presidential elections looming, institutions are finding success from incorporating voter aid into campus operations

President, lawmakers allocate money then accuse Harvard and others of taking it

Democratic frontrunner raises fear among private colleges after taking on Bernie Sanders’ plan

Campuses see economic woes mounting, but full assault on Covid-19 more urgent

After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary

Ivy League institutions cited as US ramps up higher education offensive

While xenophobes get headlines, conservative students show political flexibility

In an era of anti-expert populism, it is more important than ever to stand up for scientific truth. But it is also harder, coming with a high risk of personal attack. Anna McKie speaks to those who have paid a high price for their advocacy, and draws out the lessons for those who want to take up the cause

Rachel Kyte’s previous roles in supra-national bodies make the new dean of Tufts University’s Fletcher School of international relations determined to see the academy play its part in rescuing multilateralism and addressing climate change, writes John Gill

Pro-Palestine group brands order a ‘dangerous, authoritarian attempt to silence student activism’

Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data

Academics to try aiding US president with record of cutting expert advisers

US president’s visit shows heavy reliance of struggling minority campuses on federal power

Repository of research findings to help social scientists see ‘what we’re actually grappling with’

Weeks after Trump vow to strengthen HBCUs, key Republican senator causes row by tying funding to wider HE legislation

University study centre ‘positive’ on Islam but not Christianity, objects senior Department of Education official

Trump adviser plans multi-agency tour of universities confused by crackdown

Critical thinking is not enough. Students must be taught dynamics of social media, say Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren

Poland’s underperforming university system raises hard questions for those who advocate academic self-government over ‘managerialism’ 

Decades of racial division hindering academia’s ability to alleviate poverty

US president’s agitations seen as having political rather than practical goals

Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal

Minority institutions wary of big candidate promises to lavish them with support

Situation is ‘driving anxiety and fear on our campuses’, Lawrence Bacow warns top officials

University of Alaska cuts are just the latest example of what is probably the new normal in US political culture, says Ben Trachtenberg

Widespread talk of free college may give way to tougher institutional measures, conference hears

Despite win, academic acknowledges critics of tactic of rapid-fire attacks on president

Daughter of academic immigrants has plenty of history on higher education policies

Tutors struggle to prepare reporters for public less interested in facts

‘Real-time’ data from recruiter’s website shows ‘travel ban’ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told

Despite broad differences with president, long-shot candidate Bill Weld demonstrates how ‘belief in markets is bred in the bone’

As public debate grows crude, University of Miami’s Julio Frenk pushes faculty to emphasise thoughtful alternatives