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Tim Winton knows what it’s like to be the first in a family to go to university – “what a breakthrough that is, the kind of…

The Trump administration’s landmark settlement with Columbia University threatens the institution’s independence and academic freedom, higher education experts say. Many warn that the agreement marks a…

Two years ago, Sir Keir Starmer enthused about teaching speaking skills. So schools campaigners were understandably dismayed when oracy – otherwise known as speaking and listening…

The Trump administration threw its hat in the ring Thursday amid growing debates over how best to manage compensation for college athletes, issuing an executive order…

The legacies of some of Edinburgh’s most celebrated professors and graduates have come under new scrutiny, after new evidence emerged about their roles in forming and…

The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors issued a memorandum requiring each of the system’s 17 campuses to develop a subcommittee to evaluate the…

The University of Edinburgh is considering whether to unadopt an internationally recognised definition of antisemitism that critics say inhibits freedom of speech on the subject of…

Authors have until the end of August to opt out. SvetaZi/iStock/Getty Images Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP) is the latest academic publisher to announce plans to…

The University of Edinburgh, one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions, played an “outsized” role in the creation of racist scientific theories and…

Columbia’s Agreement: A Win for Authoritarianism Elizabeth Redden Fri, 07/25/2025 – 03:00 AM The disastrous deal between Columbia and the federal government only strengthens illiberal rule…