US higher education policy
While submitting to authority comes naturally to Asian universities, their Western counterparts have traditionally resisted coercion. But Donald Trump’s compact could change the game with the illusion of a freedom-restricting deal that is freely entered into, writes Saikat Majumdar
Academics running modules on US leader must grapple with fast-changing dynamics and the fear of provoking the world’s most powerful man
President has criticised student debt for being too high but his attempts at reform have focused on removing benefits for people doing jobs he disagrees with
Slow departure of researchers for the East has increased as environment in US becomes more hostile
Facilitating face-to-face discussions key to ensuring students can have tricky conversations, says founder of new viewpoint diversity centre
Former Canadian opposition leader Michael Ignatieff says no sector secure after what has happened in the US
President unlikely to back down after deadline passes with no takers for controversial deal that many believe would surrender institutional autonomy
Civil liberties champion Nadine Strossen says US universities must unite to fight president’s ‘blatantly illegal’ plan to destroy institutional autonomy
The Trump administration is trying to extort universities to submit to its control. To defend the university against such overreach is to affirm a broad constitutional tradition that limits state power over institutions devoted to truth and justice, writes Adam Sitze
Elite Asian universities stagnate and US declines in ‘moment of great flux’ for global higher education
Promise of preferential treatment in return for fee freeze and student cap latest salvo in president’s ‘ideological’ battle to reshape HE
Long-term employment contract better explained as form of worker protection, says author of new book
White House cuts $350 million in grants for minority-serving institutions only to announce $500 million in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
New six-figure fee for visa long relied on by Indian nationals changes conversation about study destinations, say experts
Manufactured scarcity will undermine MSIs’ solidarity and risks reopening opportunity gaps in minority communities, says Marybeth Gasman
Berkeley academic claims higher education is being used as a weapon to bolster geopolitical rivalries, rather than a force for cooperation
Shooting of high-profile political campaigner on campus could be used as a tool for further attacks on US institutions, say experts
Network of political appointees at universities and grant agencies will be difficult to dismantle, scholars warn
US administrators will destroy academic freedom if they cite it to maintain autonomy over admissions and hiring, says James F. O’Brien
Even favourable result for under-fire institution unlikely to quell president’s attacks, experts warn, as Columbia reaches own deal with administration
US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many Nobel laureates fear that Donald Trump’s assault on that ecosystem will choke off the flow of future prizes. Jack Grove reports
The annual Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit drew thousands of students and a host of Republican luminaries. But the event was rather overshadowed by the row over Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. And mentions of university policy were as rare as purple hair, reports Patrick Jack
