North America

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

‘I cannot express how incredibly uncontroversial it is to ask for money to perform skilled work,’ says James Heathers

Canadian study examines impact of students returning to campus and different testing approaches on Covid-19 infections and deaths

Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance

Academics also cite immigration policies and ‘dwindling’ funding as reasons why position in country is no longer ‘holy grail’

Proposal nearing implementation also lets visa agency assess academic progress

Despite numerous announcements by the University of British Columbia, indigenous leaders see big talk from a big institution, but no clearer answers on finding balance

Number of campus-related infections, which was calculated using mobile phone records, has been estimated by researchers at 3,200 per day

Initial data from around a fifth of all US institutions suggest impact of pandemic may not be as severe as feared

University president says C$250 million donation is ‘a tremendous shot in the arm’ and shows that donors are still willing to give during the pandemic

Mark Erickson applauds an analysis of where higher education in the US and beyond has gone wrong