Student Success Forum: US universities ‘must face up to skills and equality challenges’ UMBC president calls for shift in institutional culture at Times Higher Education forum By Jon Marcus 29 September
Scientists’ resistance to Trump gathers strength Initiative urges government researchers to send findings through encrypted channels to ensure their preservation By Jon Marcus 16 September
Challenge and opportunity in Canada’s international student boom Funding restraints mean that hype about double-digit rises in applications may not immediately translate into huge increases in enrolment By Jon Marcus 17 July
US universities support students over summer amid travel ban fear Foreign nationals who fear being barred from re-entering country if they go home for break are being supported with accommodation and funding By Jon Marcus 2 July
Universities ‘must reconnect with society’ in a sceptical world Divide between academia and public feels ‘dangerously wide’, says Oxford communications chief By Jon Marcus 15 June
White supremacist upsurge puts US universities under pressure Colleges must lead students in critical thinking ‘not protect them’, says one leader By Jon Marcus 24 May
Cannabis provides a pot of gold for university scholarships Colorado’s excise tax set to raise millions of dollars to support college access By Jon Marcus 25 March
Office hours in bars dodge campus carry laws Texas hostelries are one of the few places where students cannot bring guns By Jon Marcus 19 March
North America’s native languages get higher education boost Institutions in the US and Canada are helping preserve indigenous languages before they die out By Jon Marcus 15 December
Ice hockey helps professor boost literature study in Canada Jon Marcus reports from Saskatoon in Saskatchewan on how an academic is using the country’s favourite sport to teach his students By Jon Marcus 1 December
Business scholars seek to highlight gulf with real world US academics say ‘greatest challenge facing management scholars’ is proving the worth of research in the field By Jon Marcus 10 November
Could higher education be key in healing US economic divisions? Gates foundation director tells Chicago conference that election has highlighted gulf between ‘haves and have-nots’ in terms of US college education By Jon Marcus 9 November
US universities mull ditching criminal conviction question Advocates for using education to help former inmates get their lives back on track say that current policies are deterring applications By Jon Marcus 20 October
University scandals ‘do hit student recruitment’ Study in US suggests that institutions do take a hit from adverse media coverage despite a scandal likely leading to improved policies and procedures By Jon Marcus 31 August
Gun control research: is trickle turning into a flow? Recent attempts to get round US gun lobby’s blocking of federal funds for gun violence research could be making an impact. Jon Marcus reports By Jon Marcus 21 July
US election: education level of voters seen as key factor Like the UK’s referendum on the EU, the US presidential race looks set to split the population between graduates and non-graduates By Jon Marcus 6 July
US presidential race: ‘fear’ drives students to rally vote Alarm over Trump, coupled with excitement over Sanders, prompts students to try to boost turnout. Jon Marcus reports By Jon Marcus 19 May
Hawaiian coral evolution sparks worldwide debate Techniques used by scientists led by Ruth Gates and backed by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen are coming under the microscope. Jon Marcus reports from Hawaii By Jon Marcus 13 February
‘Academic crowdsourcing’ allows lecturers to share ideas Two networks in Australia and the US backed by the same start-up technology are blazing a new teaching trail By Jon Marcus 17 January
West Point cadets get food for thought Jon Marcus reports from the famous military academy in New York state on an unusual student exchange By Jon Marcus 2 January
Campus police growth in US prompts questions The increasing involvement of university forces in deadly incidents is raising scrutiny By Jon Marcus 1 December
Let it go: economics is a dish best served Frozen US economists talk about attempts to liven up teaching of their subject with lyrics from popular music By Jon Marcus 17 November
A decade after Hurricane Katrina: how is higher education faring in New Orleans? Jon Marcus travels to the Big Easy to see the varying fortunes of the city’s universities By Jon Marcus 29 August
White House hopefuls set out their higher education stalls Reducing burden of student debt is top of shopping list as candidates jockey for position By Jon Marcus 25 July
