Global

Director of McGill Institute for the Study of Canada steps down after publishing column critical of Quebec, and many raise questions about academic freedom.

A Trump effect? Many Canadian universities are reporting large gains in international applications at the same time some American universities are seeing declines.

Emphasis on soft power leads to focus on those from former Soviet states.

Four in 10 colleges are seeing drops in applications from international students amid pervasive concerns that the political climate might keep them away.

New requirement to become individually accredited angers university instructors, who complain of paperwork and an erosion of academic values.

Scholars in the U.S. oppose new law barring foreign supporters of boycotts from entering Israel, a measure defended by the country's education minister as necessary to keep out those who wish the state ill.

New analysis looks at differences in scholarly outputs and impacts across 12 countries/regions and 27 fields.

Revised travel ban promises to reduce disruption to current students and scholars from affected countries, but concerns remain for new international enrollments and American higher ed’s continued ability to attract top talent from abroad.