US universities

The new frontier in the US war on TikTok: university campuses

Experts say banning the app over college networks will not stop students from accessing it over cellular data

Kari Paul

20, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry

Kennedy School dean initially refused ex-Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth a fellowship over criticisms of Israel

Chris McGreal in New York

19, Jan, 2023 @5:38 PM

Harvard Kennedy School condemned for denying fellowship to Israel critic

ACLU and Pen America back former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth and say decision ‘raises serious questions’

Chris McGreal in New York

08, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Maryland mother and son graduate from same university, 20 years after pledge

Immanuel Patton promised his mother while he was in kindergarten that they would get their degrees together

Gloria Oladipo

06, Jan, 2023 @6:19 PM

Hillary Clinton to join Columbia University as global affairs professor

Ex-secretary of state will assume position on 1 February, working alongside the School of International and Public Affairs dean

Maya Yang

05, Jan, 2023 @10:42 PM

Largest-ever US higher education strike ends after ‘landmark’ deal

Agreement hailed as a new national standard, boosting wages and working conditions for students employed at public universities

Guardian staff and agencies

27, Dec, 2022 @9:14 PM

US college biology textbooks failing to address climate crisis, study says

Coverage of climate crisis solutions is slim in textbooks, with many references moving to the back pages

Aliya Uteuova

21, Dec, 2022 @7:00 PM

‘Everyone’s on edge’: unsolved quadruple killing grips Idaho college town

A month after four university students were stabbed to death, the case remains unsolved and the killer, or killers, at large

J Oliver Conroy

18, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM

University of California workers continue strike amid threat of arrests

Strike of 48,000 is largest in history of US higher education as some workers protest at offices of high-level university administrators

Michael Sainato

10, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM

Deion Sanders’ Rocky Mountain high is a low for Black colleges

The Hall of Famer’s success at Jackson State, a historically Black college, brought joy to many. His move to Colorado left more feeling betrayed

Andrew Lawrence

06, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

Closed labs, cancelled classes: inside the largest strike to hit US higher education

University of California campuses come to a standstill as 48,000 student workers strike for better pay

Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

02, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM

Family of Katie Meyer sues Stanford over soccer star’s death

Suit alleges university caused ‘acute stress reaction’ that led to goalie’s suicide