Document circulated at annual conference of American Historical Association

With a renewed share of power, US Democrats promising help for universities and students confront Republicans and themselves

Universities should use federal budget boost to help companies keep innovating, not to do it themselves, top science policy expert says

Many observers perceive US higher education to be in trouble. They’re missing the big picture, says Steven Brint

When universities accept donations from entities with particular ideological stances, are they sacrificing academic freedom on the altar of Mammon?

UMBC’s success in producing black graduates who later earn science doctorates may prove tough to replicate

Foreign-born academics outperform US counterparts on numerous productivity measures, analysis shows

Despite scandal and top-level resignations, University of Maryland system head sees football as being well worth the trouble

Toronto scholars say Ethiopia collaboration has helped reverse brain drain and led to important milestones for country

Even if tuition-free or ‘debt-free’ higher education cannot be achieved at national level, local reforms are having a big impact

The Canadian government’s excessive policing of privacy makes it intolerably onerous to access its datasets, says Karen Robson

The residential experience has its attractions for school-leavers, but most US students value low cost and flexibility above all, says Paul LeBlanc