Global

Universities see a wave of campus protests and vandalism.

An industry emerges to issue loans to international students. Interest rates are high, but the companies say they are filling an unmet need and expanding access.

Conservative government announces plans to create an agency modeled on U.S. project.

After an unprecedented boom in Chinese undergraduate enrollments, universities see declines.

Lack of respect for international norms will detract from efforts to build research excellence.

The Education Department's critique of a Middle East studies program is part of steadily growing government skepticism about the value of academic knowledge of the rest of the world, Mitchell L. Stevens and Cynthia Miller-Idriss write.

After significant pushback, primary association of American research universities withdraws proposal that would have expelled its two Canadian members.

Conservatives likely to focus on "low-value" degrees.