Students

In rare victory for parents, federal appeals court overturns convictions, criticising their alleged bribery but agreeing that USC wasn’t cheated

Accommodation shortages and spiralling rents are damaging the student experience and limiting universities’ expansion ambitions. But amid political turbulence, rising borrowing costs and a shrinking private rental market, how can universities ensure that housing supply meets demand without mortgaging their futures, asks Patrick Jack

Georgia State’s transformation of student outcomes has been praised by Barack Obama and Bill Gates. Jack Grove talks to its president, M. Brian Blake, about the trailblazing institution’s incredible journey and his own remarkable rise through US academia

Cost-of-living crisis has driven many more to find paid work alongside studies, with universities reassessing practices as a result

Government crackdown on student ‘poaching’ could curb legitimate university activities and hit enrolments, experts warn

Florida’s partisan attack on New College bolsters iconoclastic Massachusetts campus as it rebuilds from near closure

Organisers of pilot study call for nationwide student tutoring effort after working with Exeter school

Sector looks to Universities Accord to consummate budget’s ‘down payment’

University leaders under pressure to do more with less amid demands from students for a ‘great hybrid experience’

Universities have focused on impact on assessments, but internet pioneer tells THE conference changes must extend to teaching and research

As rentals become scarcer and dearer, international students are increasingly unwilling to travel without pre-arranged lodgings

Earnings gap for poor graduates applies even taking into account university attended and subject studied, Taso report finds

But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour

Success of Turing Scheme should not obscure lost benefits of deeper, reciprocal student exchange initiatives, explains House of Lords review

The inadequacies of student accommodation used to be a bit of a joke. Today, with both the system and students under strain, it’s no laughing matter

Amid rising tensions between West and Western-educated Chinese elite, experts counter claim that universities ‘fail to instil Western values’

In ongoing awakening, several large universities act on evidence that marginalised students fare better with greater feelings of community

Despite ‘debt avalanche’, universities stress that tuition fee loans are ‘not like grocery bills’

Elite universities could be doing far more to help disadvantaged students, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides on affirmative action, say makers of Exclusion U documentary

Aiming to deny routine extension of federal debt limit, House conservatives hope to force lower Pell grant upon millions of borrowers

Parental income should not influence eligibility for living allowances, Australian academics argue

Colleges and universities are providing students more in tuition breaks than they collect, in sign of growing budgetary strains

With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity

Rise in complaints to new record levels driven by medical students and those from beyond EU

IDP global survey of 21,000 students also spotlights importance of post-study work rights in student decisions on destinations

Single system for accessing skills training and higher education would remove longstanding barriers between the two, lobby group claims

Analysis shows institutional recruitment increases after branding and visibility boosts in annual tournament

The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement

Former universities minister Lord Johnson of Marylebone says current fee policy is similar to former Labour leader’s plans for free tuition – minus state subsidy

Unions representing full-time and adjunct faculty walk out at New Jersey’s three-campus 67,000-student system

While pundits predicted international woe from border closures, accounts suggest waning domestic demand is doing the damage

Students at the University of the Arts London formed more start-ups than any other university

Will those charged with telling students that their student union card is not an approved form of ID for voting be branded fascists, wonders George Bass

Academics warn that move to ‘stifle’ youth political involvement betrays ‘insecurity’ by ruling party

Australian survey results consistently show that employers have more regard than graduates for the job-preparation attributes of degrees

Ministry decision to allow universities to deny services to women without headscarves ‘will only reinforce people’s anger’, says scholar

Boosting disadvantaged Australians’ share of university places requires biggest contributions from institutions already pulling most weight, study finds

Montana-based founder of Networked University idea eyes new way to aid students, share resources and, perhaps, bridge societal divides

Many learners reluctant to attend public institutions as this may ‘legitimise regime’, says researcher

Inconsistent policy settings dislodging ‘financially constrained’ Australians from university study

Westminster government warned that number of dropouts will continue to rise if it does not increase maintenance loans

England’s higher education regulator takes on quality scrutiny role after Quality Assurance Agency steps back

Covid recovery at two-year campuses tied to gains among older students and high school dual programmes, but challenges still await

Administrators take ‘very clever’ strategy to ‘divide’ students by disciplining two of them harshly while letting others go, scholar says

Australia’s underwhelming success in making university enrolments more equitable underlines the need to ‘address schooling’, forum hears

Veteran university president appointed to lead Norwich institution through ‘period of change’

While scores of doctoral students have at long last received permission to travel Down Under, the waiting list is long

President of ‘leftist hotbed’ Wesleyan University reflects on run-ins with students and controversial efforts to increase intellectual diversity

Removal of students from dormitories has left many scrambling to afford lodging in city or return to rural homes, where online learning is ‘impossible’

As Australia pins workforce hopes on generous post-study work rights, research suggests universities must improve careers services

Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government in their roles as former students

Incanting managerial buzzwords in response to a handful of free comments is not a strategy for improvement, says an anonymous academic

Amid nationwide campaign to restrict LGBTQ rights, head of public institution forbids fundraiser on grounds that drag is ‘misogyny’

Freezing graduate debt and raising repayment thresholds could disadvantage those who never went to university, Australian departments say

Demands of part-time jobs lead some students to settle for lower grades, with balancing commitments now biggest source of stress

States, which all need a well-trained workforce to thrive, must contribute more to reducing the cost of public higher education, says Nancy Zimpher

Universities need guidance on providing voter registration opportunities and using work-study funds for civic engagement, says Mike Burns

Student Loans Company says staff working from home caused an increase in the number of people over-repaying

The national student body for the UK has maintained the investigation into allegations of antisemitism was robust

Broad agreement on the impacts of loan repayment arrangements, but less agreement on the remedies