Jon Marcus

Whites-only in the 1950s, the University of Texas at Austin now has a majority of non-white students. As the nation's ethnic mix shifts, Jon Marcus asks whether US university campuses are becoming more multicultural or are still segregated along ethnic lines

Staff chafe but administrators press on with efforts to instil consumer focus. Jon Marcus writes

Aspiring and seasoned US journalists alike are looking to tech-savvy graduate schools to help them survive and thrive in a new multimedia environment. Jon Marcus reports

The man who financed Facebook is offering 20 two-year $100,000 fellowships to teenagers with big ideas - as long as they leave university. Jon Marcus reports

Obama rallies Cinderella sector to unemployment battle. Jon Marcus reports from the White House

Students go down to the woods for back-to-basics teaching and learning. Jon Marcus reports

Campaigners claim the ban was introduced for domestic political gain. Jon Marcus reports

As bad behaviour mars the US sector, observers point to lack of ethical code for all scholars. Jon Marcus reports

'iParenting' technology is discouraging a generation from growing up, psychologist warns. Jon Marcus reports

It’s a case of Salem’s lots and lots as the bloodsucker phenomenon bites the American academy. Jon Marcus reports

Courses on beneficent outlaw flourish in hard times