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Wits v-c says that decolonised knowledge must not be sanitised knowledge

Confining students with disabilities to ¡®special-education castles¡¯ within Chinese universities does not provide true opportunity, says Zhang Yuexin

University denies favouring black applicants over white and Asian American candidates

¡®Well-meaning¡¯ codes of conduct do not lead to initiatives that make a difference, study finds

Publisher says investigation under way after academics call for retraction of ¡®unscholarly¡¯ paper by influential voice on US welfare reform

Pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests amplify pressure on multibillion-dollar sports programmes over levels of athlete remuneration

Universities and colleges offering hands-on training have found it harder to shift online, hurting their students, who are more likely to be from less-advantaged families

Campus-focused plans show US colleges still too age-limited, says job-centric pioneer

Hepi report says universities need to move past the idea that decolonisation is merely an equality and diversity issue

Michelle Donelan says higher rates of university entry among black Britons highlight how narrative about social mobility can be misleading

Black Lives Matter protests have reignited debate over the persistence of ¡®neocolonial¡¯ structures within discipline

Research also suggests that government¡¯s anti-terrorism strategy is causing students and staff to self-censor discussions of Islam

Across leading higher education sectors, black and ethnic minority academics are more likely to be in the insecure roles being targeted by coronavirus-triggered saving programmes

London institution says use of Sir John Cass¡¯ name is ¡®incompatible with our values of diversity and inclusivity¡¯

An open letter from academics, university staff and students to sector leaders

Open letter from ethnic minority university staff in UK includes 17 recommendations to help eliminate racism in higher education

Liverpool John Moores asked staff to consult communications team before expressing support for movement on institutional social media accounts

But data from UKRI show that fellowship success rates for women and BAME researchers are now higher than men and white academics 

Academia says it understands need for cures but black voices proposing changes go unheard, scholars say

Renaming policy school and college raises pressure across US higher education

Lawmakers approve referendum on reversing 1996 ban, although with tempered expectations

Deborah Gabriel also calls for imposition of financial penalties on universities that fail to tackle pay gaps

Briefing note from UKCGE shows drop-off in numbers at PhD level compared to undergraduate

Universities must put as much effort into equality and diversity strategies as they do into other areas, say leading academics

Upholding of immigration protections, after challenge led by University of California, means legal relief for about 200,000 students

Swell of global anti-racism protests brings hope for change but academics warn ¡®we¡¯ve been here before¡¯

An inadequate response to the death of George Floyd will diminish universities in the eyes of their increasingly diverse students, says ¡¯Funmi Olonisakin

As annual lobbying spending drops to $75 million, bigger campuses take more control

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

The secretary of higher education for the state of New Jersey talks about her path to a career in policy, family history and handling racist attitudes at college

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

National move to reconciliation tests boundaries of academic freedom, say some observers

UC plans four years without requirement while it tries to write its own test

Longevity experts predict that with universities forced online and desperate for new revenue, shift to older students will follow

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

Lawyer warns over alleged meeting between institutions on foreign students

Partnership approach during pandemic raises hopes of bursting scientific silos 

President, lawmakers allocate money then accuse Harvard and others of taking it

Neglect of fundamental research is not inevitable when universities focus on sustainability challenges, UN advisor tells Innovation and Impact Summit

After rejection of virtual peer review, federal agency halts new awards, prompting concerns for younger researchers

Maker concedes that SAT, already controversial, could grow even more inequitable

Continuing remote teaching in the autumn will be unsustainable for some institutions, warns leader of online college

Reliance on formulas and philosophies giving way to complexity and case studies

The renewable technologies expert discusses being told there was ¡®no future in sustainability¡¯ and why cloning herself would be useful

Without the structure of campus routine, a student with autism says it¡¯s impossible to complete assignments and he¡¯s worried about finishing his degree

Coronavirus crisis may make institutions more eager to please to students, but ¡®tensions¡¯ already in evidence

Democratic frontrunner raises fear among private colleges after taking on Bernie Sanders¡¯ plan

Experts call for new prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin to separate universities from education portfolio and foster multiculturalism in senior HE levels

Pressure to support diversity efforts and BAME students drives ethnic minority women to take on unrewarded duties to the detriment of their career progression and mental health, academics say

University makes statement that centre is ¡®open to everyone¡¯ following controversial video

University of Massachusetts Boston enables departments to bid for second position for under-represented scholar when undergoing existing search

Universities aim to boost bottom line by jettisoning SAT and ACT to gain freer hand in selecting entrants, some suggest

Reverse culture shock is among the tricky situations that scholars may face when returning to their native country for research fieldwork, says Olga Burlyuk

Effectiveness of courses aimed at improving diversity in leadership called into question by interviews with ethnic minority staff

Study says comments such as ¡®she should be in the kitchen, not writing papers¡¯ affect the careers of under-represented groups

Marc Tessier-Lavigne discusses diversifying student intake and focusing on ethics of new technologies in Times Higher Education interview

Asian academics lend their own languages and experiences to the budding field of queer studies, says ¡®godmother¡¯ of the Taiwan LGBT movement

Craig Poku was the only black PhD student in his department. He reflects on how black British doctoral students can navigate the challenges they face

Guardian editor-at-large turned Manchester sociology professor discusses how UK universities are in an ¡®analogous crisis¡¯ to journalism on race