Muggles no more: Harry Potter studies comes of age This autumn Chestnut Hill College will host one of the world’s most unusual annual academic conferences Jon Marcus 11 September
Bumper harvest for universities from sustainable farming boom US campuses expand courses to tap into passion for organic, small-scale agriculture Jon Marcus 16 June
Baby boomers back on campus as US universities surf silver wave Retirees are being invited to live and take classes alongside younger students. Jon Marcus reports Jon Marcus 7 May
US campus police up their game in response to mounting threats Officers draw on expertise from around the world as they deal with protests, extremist speakers and hate crimes Jon Marcus 11 February
Porn star talk exposes role of funding in free speech debate Managers’ first reaction is usually to ‘look at the bottom line’, but ‘they’re just usually not as crass and as crude as this’ Jon Marcus 10 December
Voting restrictions target students ahead of US midterms Growing influence of Democrat-leaning students attracts attention of Republican lawmakers Jon Marcus 4 September
University courses tackle US civic ‘illiteracy’ Advent of Trump era lends urgency to debate about social justice and democratic values Jon Marcus 4 August
US universities get creative at moneymaking as enrolment falters Small colleges are renting out dormitory rooms, licensing coffins and selling their own ketchup Jon Marcus 22 July
Recruiting slump bumps US private colleges into ‘market shakeout’ List of universities closing down predicted to grow rapidly Jon Marcus 26 June
‘Seismic spring’ shifts US attitudes to student safety on campus Court rulings make clear that higher education institutions’ responsibilities go further than previously thought Jon Marcus 4 June
US universities hand out degrees with guarantees Shift towards greater accountability comes as Trump administration moves in opposite direction Jon Marcus 21 January
Winning at all costs: US college athletics and the curse of money College sport is deeply woven into US culture and commerce. But a long series of scandals has pointed the glare of publicity away from the basketball courts and football fields towards the athletics programmes themselves. Jon Marcus reports Jon Marcus 11 January
