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Liberal arts colleges are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant. But the best among them excel in areas such as engagement and focus on critical thinking. Ellie Bothwell explores whether liberal arts education has become redundant – or simply needs a makeover

University leaders at University of Chicago discussion call for students to be better educated about First Amendment

Peter Agre, Ed Byrne and Nicholas Dirks speak to ÌÇÐÄVlog at the 2017 World Academic Summit in London

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

Initiative urges government researchers to send findings through encrypted channels to ensure their preservation

Iran's detention of a history PhD student for alleged spying has been condemned by Princeton and US government

Andrew Hamilton suggests lure of New York will help it to ride out political storms

Latest evidence overseas students are being put off US universities by political situation

ÌÇÐÄVlog poll of globe's greatest minds highlights threat of divided politics to academia and research

Universities should play a key role in teaching Canadians about their nation’s racist past and the possible ways to redress it, says Glen Jones

Hungary is making ‘dubious history’ by reversing the expansion of universities, writes David Matthews

Academics just keep on finding new ways of exploring the phenomenon of the US president

Threat to sue universities with policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants ‘deeply disturbing’

US universities’ efforts to remain positive won’t wash. Trump is a disaster for recruitment, say Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit

Survey finds majority of Americans on political Right currently believe universities have negative effect on country

The election of President Trump and Brexit have created a perception that the US and UK no longer welcome international student mobility, say Aldwyn Cooper and Marguerite Dennis

Law professor says universities struggle to understand the majority of the population who do not have degrees

Forty-eight per cent of universities report drop in overseas undergraduate ‘yield’, following election of divisive president

Academics standing for election aim to stand up for evidence-based policymaking

Foreign nationals who fear being barred from re-entering country if they go home for break are being supported with accommodation and funding

President offers disaffected climate scientists a ‘second homeland’ to conduct their work

The inventor of the concept of emotional intelligence explains how the idea can be built into the culture of universities

US proposals spark worry for researchers reading Arabic or foreign language texts, or works critical of the Trump administration

Texas-born scholar Angelia Wilson talks to Matthew Reisz about the changing face of political studies, Trump and the Christian Right, and a Bible Belt road trip

Phil Baty reflects on the ÌÇÐÄVlog World Reputation Forum, which took place in Harvard Square this month

Divide between academia and public feels ‘dangerously wide’, says Oxford communications chief

Sir Keith Burnett on the reaction of scholars and students in America as the US president pulls out of the Paris Agreement

Molly Corbett Broad warns that sectors' pre-eminent position in global higher education may be at risk

Presidents of 12 "Ivy Plus" institutions reaffirm commitment to tackling global warming

Greg Simon, former executive director of the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force, claims universities are resistant to change

Sir Keith Burnett writes from the US on the country’s mixed – and sometimes misleading – immigration history

Conservative politicians emboldened by the president’s election could exact the heaviest toll on higher education, says Matthew Hartley

Support for medical science and the humanities will increase under 2017 budget deal

Researcher talks of anger over job loss caused by federal hiring freeze

In an age of political civil war, the question of why the Right is so under-represented in academia is important

Country also looking to build stronger links with UK universities

US academics might find a warm word for the president if he forces universities to become financially disciplined and sustainable, say Jose Garcia, Don Barwick and Joseph Garcia

Military might and border walls are of more importance than compassion in Trump’s America, says John Fea

Health and environmental agencies face savage reductions as defence spending soars

Universities on the continent must shun xenophobia themselves, THE-Ulsan event hears

Early signs of new administration’s attitude to research funding worry experts

Some academics and students may choose to move to China over the US, says leading scholar

From Australia to Singapore, David Matthews and John Elmes weigh the pros and cons of likely destinations

Scores of academics pull out of annual convention, blaming president

Data highlight strength of US-Iran research links while experts stress benefits for American science and economy

Living next to the US is like sleeping with an elephant. But will the election of a divisive president see more Americans pack their trunks and trump, trump, trump up to Canada? asks Glen Jones

Satirical scholars hit overdrive in the era of The Donald

Data reveal research ties between US and Muslim nations targeted by attempted ban

Border institution co-hosts international conference with US universities as Trump presidency begins

@Trump_Regrets account from Canadian university student gains more than 200,000 followers

President’s tweet was ‘overreach’, say critics, but scientists fear existential threat from new administration

Case that has stopped enforcement of president's order cited impact on higher education

Crowd scientist Keith Still on his time providing live analysis on Donald Trump’s inauguration – and the ensuing media storm

Heads of US universities unite to condemn US president’s executive order

Brooklyn author reflects on the new US president, Brexit and literature as he becomes chancellor of the University of Liverpool

US president attacks institution on Twitter after Milo Yiannopoulos event sparks violence

Leading universities from the around the world are hitting out at the US president, writes Chris Parr

Immigration restrictions jeopardise traditions that made US universities great, writes John Morgan