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North America

After years of declining enrollment, Pennsylvania’s 14-campus higher education system is piloting plans to allow students to access courses beyond their home institution.

By Kathryn Palmer
9 July

The federal government is funding educational seminars about the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Applying institutions get a leg up if they have what are often criticized as conservative centers.

By Ryan Quinn
8 July

The Department of Justice has traditionally focused on regulatory compliance in academe, but now it’s weaponizing civil rights law to force ideological alignment, experts say.

By Jessica Blake
7 July

As the president’s campaign against international students persists, the ratings company says that certain institutions, especially those already operating on slim margins, may face financial consequences.

By Johanna Alonso
3 July

Ahead of a new law setting a minimum number of graduates for academic programs, institutions have vowed to cut or merge more than 400 undergraduate and graduate degrees.

By Ryan Quinn
2 July

A conservative group is releasing undercover videos allegedly revealing violations of restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion at North Carolina and Florida universities. A few employees are now gone from their positions.

By Ryan Quinn
30 June

A judge ruled last week that the NIH unlawfully terminated hundreds of research grants and ordered the agency to restore them. Internal rumblings suggest the NIH will comply, but researchers have yet to get their money.

By Kathryn Palmer
27 June