Harvard’s admissions victory likely to offer short-lived relief Ivy League icon praised for defending race-based admissions, but faulted for actual record By Paul Basken 4 October
Revealed: how sleeping patterns shape student performance US study reveals that it’s not just a matter of how much sleep learners get – when they go to bed matters, too By Matthew Reisz 3 October
Focusing on the needs of black students Historically black colleges and universities in the US have never had the funding or the prestige enjoyed by many other institutions. Yet, argue Marybeth Gasman and Thai-Huy Nguyen, they may have much to teach us all about diversity By Marybeth Gasman 3 October
Clear data from devices before travelling, academics told Rising instances of warrantless searches at borders have ‘serious implications for academic freedom and research confidentiality’, says union head By Ellie Bothwell 2 October
Harvard wins legal fight to consider race in admissions Court ruling is likely headed to Supreme Court, which may reconsider past approvals By Paul Basken 1 October
California defies colleges to let student athletes profit New law envisages broad shake-up to benefit minorities, with full effects tough to predict By Paul Basken 1 October
An unholy mess: can Liberty 51国产视频 weather latest crisis? Leader’s offensive behaviours portrayed as exception for morality-focused institution By Paul Basken 1 October
Harvard president apologises for comparing donors to slaves As university expands record endowment, comments boost concern over moral clarity By Paul Basken 30 September
Federal data show some easing of US student loan crisis Decline of for-profits helps, but ethnic minorities and low income students still in trouble By Paul Basken 27 September
Caltech wins record $750 million gift to tackle climate change Donation comes from billionaire producers of plastic-bottled water By Paul Basken 26 September
Reliance on foreign PhD students ‘could harm US research’ Data show US has relatively low number of domestic PhD graduates, leaving it reliant on potentially fragile international recruitment By Simon Baker 26 September
New US free college plans show pitfalls of local options Cornell, New Mexico and Morehouse schemes highlight importance of debate at federal level, say experts By Paul Basken 26 September