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Newly arrived undergraduates are typically too immature to be trusted with the conduct of their own lives, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto 

Case hinged on university’s failure to promptly read a form on which the student declared their opposition to immunisations

England’s new Disabled Students Commission will help eliminate the institutional missteps that can still blight disabled students’ experiences, says Chris Skidmore

UK government's Prevent strategy is ‘true threat to free speech’ in universities, argues Hepi pamphlet by former US government civil rights official

Oberlin ordered to pay $44 million (£35 million) after leading discredited boycott

University of Derby project will produce guidance on improving curricula, pedagogy and assessments

Hepi/Advance HE annual survey finds improvements, but lower perceived learning gain on some courses will be scrutinised in post-Augar era

Improving links between students, landlords and institutions can avoid the pitfalls of the private rental market, says Ahmed Mussa

The controversy over a Harvard dean’s defence of Harvey Weinstein is no reason to disregard the core academic mission, says Sandro Galea 

Schemes awarded funding include early intervention scheme developed with support of father of student who took his own life

The unaffordability of two rents severely restricts the study options of care leavers and estranged students, says Roy Celaire 

Reviving maintenance grants will redirect taxpayers’ money to those who don’t need it. Better to spend it on lifelong learning, says Ryan Shorthouse

Universities need to give staff more support about how to deal with negative comments, say researchers

Event will include launch of THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2019

The panel have skilfully avoided some potential elephant traps and have come up with a sensible and wide-ranging view that deserves political attention – even if it doesn’t get it, says Nick Hillman

Consumerism, technology and the culture wars threaten to render critical thinking an unwanted skill, worries Victor Ferrall

Australian university agrees to ‘further change’ at residential colleges

European Union students enrolling in 2020-21 will pay same fees as UK students

Student organisation considers taking action over interest change on basis of treaty stating higher education must be ‘gradually made free of charge’

Impact of massive gifts may be limited if high dropout rates among disadvantaged students cannot be reined in

Most universities still rely on exams and assessed essays to grade their students. But as the fourth industrial revolution, employability and student satisfaction all rise up the agenda, many experts are suggesting that assessment needs to much more closely resemble real-world tasks. Anna McKie marks the arguments   

Ohio State tallies 177 male victims of Richard Strauss amid ignored complaints

More needs to be done to encourage women into technology and engineering at school, say observers

English minister calls on campus leaders to do more to stamp out antisemitism

Better outreach and greater involvement in exam boards could raise expectations and standards for disadvantaged would-be students, says Martin Stephen

A small but engaged audience for his reminiscences convinced John Brinnamoor that the future is in safe hands

Retirees are being invited to live and take classes alongside younger students. Jon Marcus reports

Proposals for delayed report have to be judged in the round – including implications for those who don’t go to university, says David Robinson

Report highlights ‘fear and unease’ among some staff and students who were asked to talk openly about race

At the University of Iceland, female students outnumber men by two to one. But among professors, the ratio is the reverse

Struggles of Hampshire College suggest to some that students may be reluctant to shape their own degrees in a debt-heavy, career-focused higher education sector

The country’s recent judge-led review is another instance of the global misperception of institutional censorship, say Ian Jacobs and Susan Dodds

Report warns that racism persists in South Africa’s leading university, but it has attracted criticism

Proposal would also withdraw financial support for students from the European Union

Spike may be a sign of a more consumerist attitude among students

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Analysis of nine European universities finds the ‘innovation’ agenda has taken root – often pushed by students who want to solve the world’s problems

Australia’s vice-chancellors must wake up: China's munificence is all motivated by its vast geopolitical ambition, says Nick Forster

They are full of self-esteem and love social media yet crave high grades and safe spaces. What to make of today’s students? asks Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Opponents should learn from Chinese candidates’ successful and potentially formative forays into democratic politics, says Salvatore Babones

Campus voyeur let off too lightly, critics complain

Student action shows US colleges far from accepting their slavery-related debts

Ford administration is blind to incompatibility of statistical metrics and quality teaching, academics warn

Some institutions now follow the model, but experts question whether it will benefit a sector where 24/7 culture is ingrained

Fractures emerge between Democratic candidates – but they, and even Republicans, actually share broad concerns on affordability

US universities might be world-leading in research terms, but there is scant evidence that this has any bearing on their prowess as educators. Why do institutions of higher education show so little interest and aptitude in instilling genuine learning, asks John Tagg 

Institution demands seven days’ notice of demonstrations and designation of a ‘principal organiser’

As universities try to demonstrate actions and developers sense an opportunity, researchers express concern about lack of evidence behind mobile tools

Chris Skidmore says few UK higher education institutions are ‘truly disabled student friendly’

Theological institutions and other private and niche providers earn the best ratings

Analysis highlights racial imbalance in benefits across college sports

Despite its tarnished reputation and history of collapsed ventures, the for-profit sector retains a strong foothold on the US academy. Paul Basken tracks its successes and failures

Historically black universities are learning from the success of an institution which did not admit a black student until 1962

If Americans lose faith in alternative routes to success, entry to top universities could become as cut-throat as it is in South Korea, says Stephanie K. Kim

In these days of virtual learning environments, face-to-face classes promote the endangered art of meaningful human interaction, says Joe Moran

Study finds that students with ‘controlling’ parents report higher levels of worry when enrolling in higher education

THE rankings data show institutions are progressing on all areas of their global outlook, but experts say there is still more work to be done

Advocacy groups worried by entry of high-cost private lenders to market

Elite US universities’ history of acknowledging hereditary advantage at least came with a sense of social obligation, says Amanda Louise Johnson

Anthony Abraham Jack’s new book distinguishes two kinds of under-represented students and sets out what universities need to do if they truly want to recruit the most disadvantaged students. Matthew Reisz writes