North America

Largest US public university system, saying it can’t afford union demands, plans to keep classes open during walkout

President of Lincoln University in Missouri voluntarily agrees to take paid administrative leave following death of Antoinette Candia-Bailey

Campuses in urban areas of Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia may be first to face federal cap on education visas

The departure of Claudine Gay from Harvard was said to be politically motivated but most other leaders have also fallen on their swords when their scholarship is questioned

Despite some calls to replace Claudine Gay with another black woman, tradition and mercy might force persistence of white male leadership

Relying on search firms and ignoring faculty input is one big reason why incumbencies are shortening and success is becoming rarer, says Harvey Graff

After affirmative action ban, campuses prod students to describe their personal backgrounds, without going so far as to potentially encourage legal action

A socio-economic alternative to affirmative action would be expensive but that doesn’t mean institutions shouldn’t consider it, say experts

Top US funding agency considers $70,000 (£55,000) minimum salary that could become wider model

With Claudine Gay accepting debatable instances of plagiarism as final straw, faculty see odds getting hopeless for countering unified political and economic power

Top-ranked Canadian institution calculates financial and reputational cost of premier’s move to penalise use of English, and wonders how it can survive

After brief pause to assess security, Birthright programme again gives Jewish students free tours of nation, but faces questions over limited Palestinian perspective