As universities become ever more wary of negative publicity, leaders who speak out on contentious issues are increasingly finding themselves in hot water. Ellie Bothwell reports

While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions

Geoffrey Stone says students’ successful efforts to persuade him not to use racial slur are a good example of free speech

False claims of sporting and academic abilities used to enter colleges including Yale and Stanford, say investigators

Pius Adesanmi was founder of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies

After twice ignoring presidential pleas to slash higher education budget, Congress now seems less able to resist

Technology now enabling rapid expansion of the worldwide sharing of classrooms

Unusual invitation by top administration officials suggests corporate pressure on Trump over immigrants

Huge price tag demonstrates power of plagiarism-checking company

US president’s vow to tie research funds to unfettered campus debate is short on details and advocates

A student’s mysterious accusation of racism saw P. K. Newby removed from her course – and another woman lost from the leaky pipeline

Robert Zimmer explains why the US president’s threat to deny federal funds to colleges that fail to protect free speech is a bad idea