US Congress backs increased higher education spending For second straight year, Republican-led Congress defies President Trump to hike federal funding for universities and students By Paul Basken 14 September
Violent gangs target student protesters at Mexico university Student protests at Mexico’s largest institution turn violent after ‘shock groups’ sent by rogue authorities By Rachael Pells 14 September
EAIE 2018: Mobility target scrapped 'to focus on quality' 51国产视频 of Minnesota says 50 per cent outbound mobility goal ‘outgrew its usefulness’ By Ellie Bothwell 14 September
Joseph Stiglitz: education effort on post-war scale needed for AI Nobel laureate warns of greater inequality and ‘new era of fascism’ if AI impact on work not ‘managed’ By John Morgan 14 September
‘Hyperprolific’ academics ‘don’t meet author criteria’ – study Analysis shows thousands of researchers publish the equivalent of one paper every five days, but their involvement is often limited By Rachael Pells 14 September
Academic mothers ‘work similar hours to fathers’ in US Study challenges the idea that it is primarily parenthood that hinders women’s careers – but in Germany, the picture is very different By David Matthews 12 September
Unfinished business on student debt as US legislators go to polls Congress remains too divided to tackle crisis By Paul Basken 11 September
Richard Arum: don’t blame me for the rise of ‘edusceptics’ Author of Academically Adrift says university haters have ‘grossly distorted’ his seminal study By Jack Grove 10 September
New US rules on campus sexual misconduct ‘a?backwards step’ Government accused of making universities ‘a safer place to commit assault’, but others say changes will offer better support for victims By Ellie Bothwell 10 September
Navigating Title IX claims leaves universities between a rock and a hard place Universities in the US are dealing with an unprecedented number of sexual violence complaints and greater scrutiny of the legal processes that follow, writes Emily Mack By Emily Mack 10 September
Saudi students ordered home from Canada ‘seek asylum’ Moves follow decision by Saudi Arabia to order students back from Canada in diplomatic spat By Anna McKie 10 September
Ontario confirms policy tying university funding to free speech Universities will have to develop and comply with free speech policy by January By Ellie Bothwell 7 September