Students

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

Grading fills students with anxiety and academics with guilt. It is the enemy of real education. Time for a rebellion, says Andy Farnell

Agents posing as students will look for a wide range of legal violations, with for-profit sector especially alarmed

Australian move to deny government subsidies to students who bomb out makes things worse for them, and no better for taxpayers

After Florida governor installs conservative leadership at small public liberal arts college, students join with Open Society to fight such moves nationwide

Educational institutions ‘should not act as correction agencies, but be centres of human flourishing’, scholar says

International students in particular are likely to rate the value of their course, despite paying higher fees

Analyses find mounting debt is hindering people’s ability to buy homes and have children – with women disproportionately affected

While safety warnings have been used as political barbs, the latest one alerts students to legitimate threats

Rainbow flag has become ‘target of surveillance’ for university authorities rooting out activism, says scholar

While analysts fear cost and debt blowout, loan scheme architect says it can work with careful design

At hearing ahead of summer ruling, conservative-dominated top judicial body questions administration’s right to offer $400 billion in student debt relief

Small Canadian private university to end classes after this semester, while holding out hope for future revival

OfS’ proposed scheme might unintentionally endorse personal relationships between staff and students, campaigners warn

Charging students who already have a similar degree could gain traction among politicians tiptoeing around free higher education ahead of April’s elections

Member of leading US collegiate basketball team keeps winning games after allegedly delivering gun said to have been used by teammate and friend in murder

Third of ONS survey respondents say they are less likely to begin another course due to financial difficulties

Protesters set sights on those seen as responsible for low-quality education after raid on country’s most important university

English regulator plans to order institutions to create registers of relationships, with expectation that staff who keep liaisons secret will be sacked

Intense feelings of academic inadequacy and alienation can drive first-in-family students to self-destructive behaviour and thoughts of dropping out, reflects Malik Johnson on his difficult journey from the Baltimore projects to an elite private college

One in three students misses 8am classes, and having more early starts is associated with lower grades, Singapore study finds

In the week his sister should have graduated in Kabul as a doctor, PhD student Naimat Zafary describes the reality for Afghan women denied their degrees

University leadership attempts to restart in-person operations but students still in mourning say ‘we aren’t ready’

Processing delays affecting guests from Global South put future of major academic events in country at risk

A digitised form of America’s famous admissions exam will help level the playing field for university applicants across the world, says Cezar Wazen

While corporations and universities bowed to pressure to ban controversial BBC documentary, students showed freedom of speech and critical enquiry still matter in India, says Mukhtar Ahmad

Monthly payments not enough to counter massive rises in cost of living, says students’ union

Eight per cent hit overall but smallest portfolios worst affected, while Harvard and Texas remain out in front

Spiking inflation and an accommodation squeeze are eroding students’ already meagre means. As a major review of higher education begins, John Ross examines reforms that would allow students to keep the wolf from the door and still have time to devour their reading lists

Japanese winger’s former professor helps assess how much of his success can be attributed to a thesis on dribbling

Five others left in critical condition in latest episode of US gun violence

Study quantifies how GPA suffers if students don’t get enough shut-eye, but finds only one in 20 gets the recommended amount

A domestic ‘Irasmus’ exchange scheme could help make teaching programmes more consistent and counter regional inequalities, but is a post-pandemic generation really interested?

Spread among more than 100 institutions, an extra £50 million for hardship funds is a drop in the ocean, says Karen Cox

Amid a still-evolving patchwork of laws and interpretations after Supreme Court ruling, campuses are taking risks and pushing boundaries

Universities join rescue mission after 7.8 magnitude tremor strikes near Gaziantep

Recently launched provider spends big in attempt to drive ‘exponential growth’ in student numbers

Disadvantaged students are disproportionately affected when they relinquish paid work to attend mandatory placements, lobby group argues

Student organisations say universities are failing to stop ‘growing harassment’ directed at Ukrainian communities

Administrators unalarmed, noting more applicants could come from mainland China, especially Greater Bay Area

New polling highlights ‘scandalous’ impact of financial pressures on student life