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Universities and colleges should not cut their own financial support if a student receives an external scholarship, says Wyatt Deihl

‘Engine of social mobility’ outlines recipe for success: timely, personalised support delivered at scale

While faculty, students and politicians protest, biggest US four-year system notes that it remains major bargain by nationwide measures

Barack Obama’s favourite political thinker Yascha Mounk has made his career attacking right-wing populism. His latest target – identity politics fostered on US campuses – will surprise many of his acolytes, he tells Matthew Reisz

Monterrey Institute of Technology’s president says it is setting aside £46 million for international hires to compete with the global standard of living

With concerns about AI writing applications and the ongoing fall-out from the end of affirmative action, some institutions are seeking to get to know potential students better by inviting them to campus

Former senator, finally outlining agenda in tough political environment, talks of students paying more and faculty working harder

University returns $450,000 gift to retail giant after investigation suggests company looked to buy credibility for fight against government regulations

As their flagship campus draws national alarm, professors protest Gordon Gee’s move to slash positions and programmes

For now, premier US university sees few good options beyond in-class assignments – at least among faculty taking the threat seriously

Truncated undergraduate degrees require between 90 and 94 credit hours instead of the standard 120

Angered by pay and conditions, more than 90 per cent of student workers voting to unionise, well above 75 per cent pre-Covid average, annual analysis finds