Donald Trump

John Eastman, a renowned conservative, joined Trump at rally to push vote fraud claim

Elise Stefanik, backer of claims that fuelled Capitol riot, evicted from government school

Billionaire becomes second in Cabinet to make symbolic move with two weeks left

University leaders fear Trump harming democracy as voters hand more power to Democrats

Republican office holders will walk a fine line of supporting their local college while decrying higher education in general, says Anthony Carnevale

Scholars say international students are drawn to cosmopolitan areas, which tend to be more liberal, while postgraduate students may be ‘sensitive to states’ political conditions’

Observers concerned by lack of coordinated effort to tackle populism and its causes

If we can’t find the narrative forms to make the world real to one another, we risk losing our politics to the fantasists and cynics, says Lyndsey Stonebridge

The popular conception that US academics are uniformly liberal fails to take into account universities’ subject breadth, says John R. Thelin

Liberty University thinktank pushes boundaries on political advertising with posts appearing to endorse Trump and champion right-wing issues

The removal of Donald Trump from the White House could lead to major reform in college education, but many other issues require urgent action, argue Sandro Galea and Nason Maani

Trump move welcomed as regulatory relief, but some onlookers expressed fears over effects on students

Oldest state-funded military college has history of venerating Confederacy

Universities reject Trump tally as hypocritical political stunt and call for clearer guidance

Pushed by Covid, academic authors see rare need to offer political voice

Institutions have begun cancelling diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in response to an executive order, but critics say it amounts to censorship

Those temporarily plucked from the academic ranks would have no motivation or ability to wreak havoc and then move on, argues Bruce Krajewski

John Jenkins apologises for shaking hands and not wearing mask at ceremony

Proposal nearing implementation also lets visa agency assess academic progress

White House wants ‘patriotic education’ and directly threatens Princeton

Warning on endowments leaves academic leaders struggling to see rationale

Expectations nevertheless modest given historical trends and virus complications

Board offering religious, rather than medical, expertise discounts value of NIH projects

National Science Foundation’s new emphasis in postgraduate funding seen as backsliding on diversity

Court loss still leaves Trump many tools in anti-immigrant campaign

Sued by universities, administration ends plan to evict foreigners whose campuses stay online

Late move by Trump leaves Canada and UK with few options for bailing out victims of new student visa restrictions

With universities stressing urgency, court to decide by mid-week on banning evictions

Universities plot targeted class structures to help avoid deportations

Upholding of immigration protections, after challenge led by University of California, means legal relief for about 200,000 students

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

US universities warn against punishment that goes beyond individual visas

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

Accusations that China is stealing virus research could harm US vaccine efforts and overseas enrolments, experts warn

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

With August goal in mind, diagnostic development could get TV-based model

Universities warn of harm to victims and protest the quick implementation of controversial new measures

With presidential elections looming, institutions are finding success from incorporating voter aid into campus operations

President, lawmakers allocate money then accuse Harvard and others of taking it

Democratic frontrunner raises fear among private colleges after taking on Bernie Sanders’ plan

Campuses see economic woes mounting, but full assault on Covid-19 more urgent

After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary

Ivy League institutions cited as US ramps up higher education offensive

While xenophobes get headlines, conservative students show political flexibility

In an era of anti-expert populism, it is more important than ever to stand up for scientific truth. But it is also harder, coming with a high risk of personal attack. Anna McKie speaks to those who have paid a high price for their advocacy, and draws out the lessons for those who want to take up the cause

Rachel Kyte’s previous roles in supra-national bodies make the new dean of Tufts University’s Fletcher School of international relations determined to see the academy play its part in rescuing multilateralism and addressing climate change, writes John Gill

Pro-Palestine group brands order a ‘dangerous, authoritarian attempt to silence student activism’

Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data

Academics to try aiding US president with record of cutting expert advisers

US president’s visit shows heavy reliance of struggling minority campuses on federal power

Repository of research findings to help social scientists see ‘what we’re actually grappling with’

Weeks after Trump vow to strengthen HBCUs, key Republican senator causes row by tying funding to wider HE legislation

University study centre ‘positive’ on Islam but not Christianity, objects senior Department of Education official

Trump adviser plans multi-agency tour of universities confused by crackdown

Critical thinking is not enough. Students must be taught dynamics of social media, say Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren

Poland’s underperforming university system raises hard questions for those who advocate academic self-government over ‘managerialism’ 

Decades of racial division hindering academia’s ability to alleviate poverty

US president’s agitations seen as having political rather than practical goals