North America

As Harvard University seeks a new leader following the short-lived presidency of Claudine Gay, the institution’s long-time president Derek Bok reflects on the need for elite US universities to react to the political maelstrom by abandoning questionable practices and improving the quality of their education

Biden administration examining if favouring alumni families is a civil rights violation

Policy that has allowed universities to automatically charge students for course materials comes under threat from Biden administration

Requirement for new applications to be accompanied by letters of attestation means limits are effective immediately, universities say

When adjunct faculty contribute so much to US academia, why are they denied basic benefits such as health insurance and medical leave, asks Josh Hiller

Provinces promise action against private operators, but universities fear Trudeau is going too far, too fast, without consulting sector

In Vermont, a flagship for the first time counts more freshmen from a neighbouring state than from its own population

Claudine Gay did not plagiarise, and those who add her to the list of leaders who did ignore the hostile context of the accusations, says Harvey Graff

Brown, Columbia and Yale have agreed to pay eight-figure sums to see off claims that they colluded to hold down financial aid

University hopes to build ‘culture of college-going’ with early offers to local high schoolers

The tentative agreement includes a retroactive 5 per cent salary increase for all faculty at the largest public university in the US, and potentially another in July

Trudeau administration acts after long warning that it won’t tolerate abuses by private campuses and resulting housing shortages