Politics

Once built, aerospace institute on southern island of Hainan will become first solo campus run by Russian institution inside Asian superpower

State Senate has already passed one of three bills that would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs, and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming

Outgoing president laments partisan attacks on academia as he is criticised for handing a major honour to top funder of Ron DeSantis

Vice-chancellor hails US President's speech as giving the institution ‘fantastic prominence’ worldwide

Further security service-directed restrictions could deal ‘serious blow’ to West’s China studies and isolate Chinese academics

In ongoing retreat from February order that alarmed higher education, Biden officials cancel third-party restrictions

Unions representing full-time and adjunct faculty walk out at New Jersey’s three-campus 67,000-student system

Minister drafting new ‘knowledge security’ screening procedure as MP and former intelligence staffer calls universities ‘inconsistent’

University of Pennsylvania’s pulling of legacy aid seen as sign of embarrassment and potential harbinger of change across US elite

Academics warn that move to ‘stifle’ youth political involvement betrays ‘insecurity’ by ruling party

Summary of ‘Pioneer’ plan suggests how unspent Horizon contribution could be used if UK does not join EU programme

Beijing’s censorship of 2018 gene-edited babies case has prevented ‘crucial’ research ethics dialogue, says scholar

Ministry decision to allow universities to deny services to women without headscarves ‘will only reinforce people’s anger’, says scholar

Montana-based founder of Networked University idea eyes new way to aid students, share resources and, perhaps, bridge societal divides

Fayneese Miller, university’s first black president, to retire after months of battling over propriety of Muhammad painting in art class

Minister with a doctorate Mats Persson also tells THE he wants Sweden to attract family-minded international researchers

Scientific community counts nation’s economic losses from two decades of underinvestment but can’t budge Trudeau government

Many learners reluctant to attend public institutions as this may ‘legitimise regime’, says researcher

Academic council says safety of teachers and students a top concern after Kremlin puts institution on blacklist

Export-strength research and employer demand make a case for optimism in liberal arts subjects, Hepi report finds

When Purdue biologist David Sanders ran for election to Indiana’s senate last autumn, he assumed a commitment to evidence and personal engagement would give him traction. But while his pitch was well received on doorsteps, the system’s dark arts fended him away from the legislature’s threshold

Most presidents don’t get fired, and those who do typically go on to rewarding new positions, says Holden Thorp

Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction

Trailblazing physicist Donna Strickland hopes new institute will tackle waning public trust in science

As fierce partisanship silences US academics, a fired leader gets an even bigger job that rewards his resistance

Administrators take ‘very clever’ strategy to ‘divide’ students by disciplining two of them harshly while letting others go, scholar says

US administrators wary of losing millions in government funding over risky China ties, scholars say

Hate campaign directed towards America’s chief pandemic scientist makes it harder to find permanent leader for world’s biggest research funder

Veteran university president appointed to lead Norwich institution through ‘period of change’

Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government in their roles as former students

Government puts nearly €1 billion into providing 100,000 beds for out-of-town students, as falling home student numbers drive internationalisation push

Amid nationwide campaign to restrict LGBTQ rights, head of public institution forbids fundraiser on grounds that drag is ‘misogyny’

Freezing graduate debt and raising repayment thresholds could disadvantage those who never went to university, Australian departments say

All eyes turn to large and poorly funded state system as it considers further cutbacks, providing clues as to how the US will tackle demographic changes

States, which all need a well-trained workforce to thrive, must contribute more to reducing the cost of public higher education, says Nancy Zimpher

China studies programmes and language courses are on the decline, just as understanding of the superpower is needed most

With the right policies in place, the university can repeat the past 25 years’ economic return within the next decade, says Anthony Freeling

Higher education leaders are often reluctant to enter the political realm, but now this prudence carries the stench of cowardice, says Michael Roth

Broad agreement on the impacts of loan repayment arrangements, but less agreement on the remedies

Agents posing as students will look for a wide range of legal violations, with for-profit sector especially alarmed

Memorial University president apologises and takes paid break after questions on strength of her claims of indigenous ancestry

It would be extraordinary if the UK chose to switch to Plan B at the very moment the main obstacle to Plan A was being removed, says Joanna Burton

After Florida governor installs conservative leadership at small public liberal arts college, students join with Open Society to fight such moves nationwide

Republican house committee chair sets sights on passing comprehensive higher-education legislation as she returns to position held under Trump regime

Requests to withdraw from less lucrative areas of Europe’s research scheme will delay UK membership and cost universities billions of pounds, warn science policy experts

As states weigh hundreds of calls to cut gender-related rights, institutions are predicted to face relocations even more extensive than those tied to abortion

Agencies created to help institutions improve themselves, then asked to guard federal student aid, now face fight over battling partisan attacks on academia

Poll conducted for Universities UK finds 64 per cent of respondents want number of overseas learners to increase or hold steady

Regulator’s former chair also says fears ‘half a dozen or more’ institutions would collapse in pandemic were averted via its support

Top-ranked institution joins UNSW, Wollongong and others in expressing support for indigenous voice to Australian parliament

Ministerial consultation response says maintenance loans will be extended to cover part-time courses for the first time, but signals that significant impact on degree-level courses is unlikely until 2027

Pro-Israel group criticises demonstrations ‘designed to demean an instructor and intimidate students’

Wide-ranging investigation will look at powers held by English higher education regulator and its relationship with government

Major funding pledges on AI, quantum computers and engineering technology are among 10 key actions to ‘cement science superpower status by 2030’

As the political currents enter a more favourable cycle, pan-regional institution’s boss looks to begin repair job on ‘regional’ campuses

Republicans complain after accrediting agency questions wisdom of creating new refuge at North Carolina flagship designed to amplify conservative voices

While analysts fear cost and debt blowout, loan scheme architect says it can work with careful design

After extensive complaints from sector groups, administration postpones but does not abandon prohibition against working with companies from abroad

At hearing ahead of summer ruling, conservative-dominated top judicial body questions administration’s right to offer $400 billion in student debt relief

Sir Anthony Finkelstein told MPs that the language centres were an ‘explicit tool of Chinese influence’