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American academic leaves China after losing his post, saying that “China has reached a point where I do not feel safe being a professor and discussing even the economy, business and financial markets.”

U.S. may be overtaken on research impact by mid-2020s, study finds.

Leader of a university in Ecuador -- first woman to hold the post there -- discusses the culture she is trying to change.

China's Ministry of Education approves the termination of more than 200 Chinese-foreign partnerships. An expert says it's a cumulative list of all terminations since 2006.

Country makes large investments in universities, but experts say cultural issues could limit progress.

Plan calls for institution to have greater autonomy on salaries and staffing than is the norm in the country.

In case closely watched by higher education, justices find that Trump was within his authority in restricting entry to the U.S. for nationals from a group of mostly Muslim-majority countries.

Foreign agents are targeting research at American academic institutions, write Representatives Lamar Smith and Clay Higgins, and universities must take steps to guard against theft of sensitive information.