Canadian budget boosts overseas study and on-the-job training Trudeau’s spending splurge seen as an attempt to curry favour with voters ahead of federal election By Paul Basken 20 March
US watchdog urges tighter student visa fraud protections Federal immigration agency told it is too trusting of universities By Paul Basken 19 March
US universities resisting reform in wake of admissions scandal Public mesmerised by arrests for cheating to gain elite enrolment, but major reforms seen unlikely By Paul Basken 19 March
US computer science graduates outperform global rivals in tests Cross-national study compared final-year undergraduates in US, India, China and Russia By Simon Baker 19 March
Trump reforms aim to hold down student loan debt Administration plan focuses on job success measures as Congress eyes rapid work By Paul Basken 18 March
Court to rule on release of Monsanto meeting transcript Long-running dispute over industry influence in Canada nears decision point, but no big solution By Paul Basken 18 March
Academic freedom: why do protections not apply to university leaders? As universities become ever more wary of negative publicity, leaders who speak out on contentious issues are increasingly finding themselves in hot water. Ellie Bothwell reports By Ellie Bothwell 14 March
US admissions bribes case exposes fine line of legality While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions By Paul Basken 13 March
Free speech ‘purist’ persuaded to stop using N-word in class Geoffrey Stone says students’ successful efforts to persuade him not to use racial slur are a good example of free speech By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 13 March
FBI accuses dozens in elite university admissions bribery case False claims of sporting and academic abilities used to enter colleges including Yale and Stanford, say investigators By Paul Basken 12 March
Canada-based professor among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash Pius Adesanmi was founder of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies By Paul Basken 12 March
Trump’s annual assault on education funding looms larger After twice ignoring presidential pleas to slash higher education budget, Congress now seems less able to resist By Paul Basken 12 March