Government

Amid report White House wants to kill program based at 33 universities, defenders note many of its projects relate directly to local business needs.

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.

University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan and U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have a similar leadership style, writes Charlie Tyson, and public reaction to it says a good deal about how our society pigeonholes women with power.

University typically invites first-year presidents to give commencement address. Amid debate over whether to invite current president, vice president gets the nod, with praise for his “reserved dignity.”

There is a real danger should presidents, as leaders of our campuses, speak out in judgmental terms about the wisdom of a Trump administration action, argues Donald J. Farish.

Anthropology -- where the work of researchers is often at odds with the priorities of the Trump White House -- tries to figure out how to maneuver.

As Tennessee’s Promise program expands to include adult students, other community college scholarship programs are figuring out how to replicate its success.