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Seeing racial inequities in system of Republican-controlled legislature appointing campus trustees, state’s Democratic leader sets up commission to press reforms

Ahead of ruling on Harvard and North Carolina cases, conservative majority on nation’s top court makes clear it leans towards ending predecessors’ 2003 approval of racial preferences in college admissions

‘Dual enrolments’ jump 11 per cent in a year in what colleges hope is a move that will encourage low-income students to consider higher education

After granting general forgiveness of up to $20,000, administration completes regulatory process to further ease burden of federal educational loans

Changes that pretend scientists do not care about publishing in highly selective journals will end eLife’s crucial role in science publishing, says long-time supporter Paul Bieniasz

Outgoing leader revives regulation banning demonstrations inside buildings ahead of upcoming vote on controversial new president

Nigerian-born Cornell University professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò explains why academia – particularly in Africa – should consider the drawbacks of decolonisation alongside its benefits

Biden team suggests following lead of China and Europe and putting science dollars in the hands of its diplomats to secure geopolitical benefits

After watching colleagues flee the job, head of Endicott College decides it’s time to tell candidates what the job is really like

If we tenured professors do not hold ourselves to agreed standards, we will find ourselves being refereed by demagogues, says Robert Zaretsky

Following order of 2025 deadline for taxpayer-funded science to be made freely available to the public, major scientific society warns of costs, especially for women and youth

After weeks of promising to allow Gavin McInnes on campus despite heavy student opposition, police concerns override administration’s push to uphold free speech principles