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University known for politics, piety and scandal penalised for longstanding pattern of hiding reports of sexual abuses and other community safety concerns

Leadership alliances and equity focus set to battle political interference and disillusion with candidates after strong gain in previous presidential poll

Tolerance and respect are still expected, but a new kind of deference to group identity is emerging among students, say Stephen Hawkins and Mylien Duong

Students feeling lonely and ‘underwhelmed’ by university experience, warns UPP Foundation report based on survey and focus groups

Recommended reforms, such as abolishing the Job-Ready Graduates fee hikes for humanities, will gold-plate the Help system, says Maxwell Yong

Couple whose daughter died while studying at Bristol argue legislation can provide clarity as universities contend with spate of student suicides

Opportunities that enhance employability and the student experience will boost both enrolments and donations, says Robert Phillips

New body will have investigative powers and ability to settle complaints when universities behave ‘unreasonably’ – including recommending fee refunds

Parties to return to court having failed to reach agreement in case that could have wide-ranging implications for UK sector

Cornell and Penn among the Ivy League institutions to stop tradition to reduce stress over grades

With applicant numbers declining despite big recruitment plans, report argues more incentives are needed to turn student interest into enrolments

As officials ward off questions about debt relief, tax office outlines the cost of changes to ‘grossly unfair’ repayment quirk

Anti-Jewish hate reaches record high as vast majority of cases recorded by Community Security Trust come after 7 October

Hepi paper says rents need to come down by about 30 per cent in response to cost-of-living crisis

Judge upholds ruling that university discriminated against student by failing to adjust how she was assessed 

At their university’s first-ever Republican conference, campus leaders stress their belonging and the importance of controlling academia’s agenda

Test of mentoring on thousands of students who left without degrees suggests that bureaucratic attitudes pose daunting barrier to key national policy goal

Even though half of STEM students say that they are religious, atheist worldviews are perceived to dominate in the laboratory

Administrators toughen policies and responses after watching Ivy League presidents ousted

Endless accommodations and coaxing are only encouraging student uninterest and indolence, says Michael Baumann

Incongruous ß£ß£ÊÓƵn indexation rules to see arts students paying A$17,000 a year, unless accord’s final report produces an overhaul

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

Experts describe drop as disappointing but caution that a number of statistical reasons could be behind the decrease

OIA caseload continues to rise despite end of pandemic restrictions and fallout from marking boycott yet to hit

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

Kiwis dodge debt overseas, as student loan costs spiral for individuals and government alike

Minister and NSFAS chair deny corruption claims, as fund struggles to get payments to students on time

A reinforced focus on access and participation plans belies the collaboration that makes a real difference, say Graeme Atherton and Philip Dent

Amount students will be able to borrow to cover their expenses far below what it would have been had it kept up with inflation, says Russell Group

As Canberra considers reforms to make university enrolments more inclusive and abundant, key indicators are moving in opposite direction

Fage survey also finds two-fifths of students must work to support themselves

Confusion abounds but UK law is clear: universities can share personal data to prevent harm, says Viv Adams of the Information Commissioner’s Office

Resurgence of virus among vulnerable overseas students prompts calls for better awareness campaigns and pharmaceutical subsidies

A significant amount of money goes unclaimed even during a cost-of-living crisis because of arduous and opaque application processes, says Eve Dullabh

Our research suggests students of colour are more likely to have negative encounters with campus guards, say Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly

Supreme court rules student leases can be ended early despite legal challenge

Partial elimination of tuition fees could prove self-defeating by undermining the private universities that educate more than half of the country’s students

Paperwork pain eases, revenue pain rises as universities confront new year

By having their own lawyers, panels can ensure all positions are considered regardless of who else (if anyone) has appointed one, says Andrew Brown

Cutting entitlements will be counter-productive unless countries address cultural barriers keeping international graduates from meaningful work

‘Fantasy rhetoric’ that university leads to the ‘good life’ leaves students feeling ‘betrayed’, ߣߣÊÓƵn study finds

By learning from each other’s successes and shortcomings, college systems can advance equitable and affordable student success, says Nancy Zimpher

People ‘backing off’ from higher education should ‘have another look’, says departing Universities ߣߣÊÓƵ boss

Impact of maintenance loans failing to keep up with inflation grows

Magill gets minimalist endorsement after sudden trustees meeting, as she and Harvard and MIT leaders face criticism over students defending Palestinians

As many as half of women on STEM degrees report being victims of sexism, with universities’ response seen as falling short

A web of ambiguity around personal data is stifling universities’ ability to safeguard students’ mental health, say Iria Giuffrida and Alex Hall

In culmination of decade-long pressure, NCAA leader suggests minimum annual compensation of $30,000 for top sports players

Long series of demonstrations aims to resurrect troubled lecturer, largely because students value her bigger understandings

Brown University becomes centrepiece for ending financial ties to Israel, after three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont

One in five survey respondents report being victims of sexual touching or rape

Wealth inequities ‘a learning tool’ in education geared to ‘whole-person formation’, forum hears

Quality and resourcing also front of mind for academic heading first comprehensive education evaluation in decades

Education a better approach than ‘political censorship’, universities told

Institutions ‘must do more’ to ensure safety of students on their campuses and see that learners know the repercussions of actions abroad, says scholar

Recruitment of domestic school-leavers is stagnant amid concerns over rising graduate debt levels and weak employment outcomes. With ministers keen to turbocharge enrolment to upskill the nation, John Ross examines how higher education institutions can win back a disaffected generation

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Studying high art is still important, but popular culture can give humanities undergraduates better pointers on how to convert their refined understandings into practical action, rather than passivity and pessimism, activist scholar Caroline Levine tells Matthew Reisz 

Institutions struggle to navigate clash of reality of student drug use with conservative culture

Unless we get an X-ray machine, the guard room will be inadvertently signing for dubious deliveries for the foreseeable future, says George Bass