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North America

United States and Canada: federal and state or provincial policy, finance, research funding, enrolment and student outcomes.

Coverage of North America is thin this week (1 verified stories in 7 days from 21 active sources). We are adding regional and non-English sources rather than filling this page with weaker stories.

Federal University of Juiz de Fora to add three evening bachelor's degrees from 2027

UFJF in Brazil will offer new evening bachelor's programmes in Brazilian Sign Language studies, International Relations, and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, with admission through Sisu from 2027.

Sarah Williamson21 Oct 2026

Latest from North America

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Also reported in North America

21 Oct 2026
“Witchcraft is like tofu”: From folklore to TikTok, why witches still matter (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
University of British ColumbiaOriginal report
21 Oct 2026
Austrian President Visits ISTA: Alexander Van der Bellen gets firsthand look at fundamental research (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
idwOriginal report · DE
21 Oct 2026
USP’s international spaces promote educational activities and academic opportunities (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
Universidade de São PauloOriginal report · PT
21 Oct 2026
The Inaugural Innovation Sandbox of the Future Universities Alliance (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
University of Doha for Science and TechnologyOriginal report
21 Oct 2026
Unpad dan Unsika Tandatangani MoU Penguatan Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi dan Kampus Berdampak (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
Universitas PadjadjaranOriginal report · ID
21 Oct 2026
The Shils Report and Academic Merit (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
Inside Higher EdOriginal report
21 Oct 2026
Utah Says No to Sanctuary Campuses (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
Inside Higher EdOriginal report
21 Oct 2026
A New Home for Nontraditional Students (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
Inside Higher EdOriginal report
21 Oct 2026
Tod Machover’s new symphony plays with AI while reflecting on democracy (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
MITOriginal report
20 Oct 2026
New Accreditor Changes Its Tune as It Seeks to Be a Niche for Private Colleges (opens the original publisher in a new tab)
The Chronicle of Higher EducationOriginal report

Cross-regional context

Chile's CRUCH and Spain's CRUE sign 11 commitments on university cooperation

Chilean and Spanish rectors' bodies have signed a joint declaration of 11 commitments covering training, research and academic mobility, after two days of talks in…

Rachel Smith21 Oct 2026

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Teaching, learning and curriculum · 1

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American Council on Education (United States, EN)
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (United States, EN)
CBIE (Canada, EN)
Harvard University (United States, EN)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (Canada, FR)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (Canada, EN)
Industry Dive (United States, EN)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Canada, EN)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Canada, FR)
Inside Higher Ed (United States, EN)
Lumina Foundation (United States, EN)
MIT (United States, EN)
Mitacs (Canada, EN)
Queen's University (Canada, EN)
Stanford University (United States, EN)
The Chronicle of Higher Education (United States, EN)
UC Berkeley (United States, EN)
University of British Columbia (Canada, EN)
US National Science Foundation (United States, EN)
US Office of the Federal Register (United States, EN)
US Office of the Federal Register (United States, EN)

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