Fighting the feelbad factor: amid gloom, talk of resilience
The trials of the liberal arts preoccupied the MLA conference. Matthew Reisz writes from Los Angeles
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Bonhomie and gossip, then disturbing discussion about the state we're in
For Lennard Davis, the Modern Language Association convention is "an annual gathering of the clans, a chance to take the patient's pulse in the relevant disciplines".In fact, said the professor of...
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Speed daters try luck in the salon
Universities and desperate job seekers hope their matchmaking efforts at the get-together bear fruit
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Campus survey of religion is biased, secularists charge
Equality body's study accused of provoking 'false impression of victimhood'. John Morgan reports
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Muslims 'isolated' by anti-extremist measures
Attempts to tackle the threat of religious extremism on campus have been blamed for universities' failure to provide a supportive environment for Muslim students.Peter Hopkins, senior lecturer in...
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News in brief
Researchers' career developmentFunders urged to share costsThe burden of funding measures to improve the career development of researchers should be shared by all funders in future. The...
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Global branches are still lopsided
Emerging economies will come to reject unequal exchanges, expert says. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Odds and quads
These images are taken from the first film ever made in and about an art school, certainly in Britain and probably in the world.
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Legal immunity over marks may wane, expert cautions
'Commodified' academy could see a rise in court challenges by students. Simon Baker reports
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Teachers are not the only fruit of the IoE's diverse, evolving mission
Chris Husbands hails the institute's niche purpose and big-issue passions. Rebecca Attwood reports
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An immigration bar too far
Border Agency plans to exclude students on grounds of nationality are shameful, declares Geoffrey Alderman
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Shopping around for a better way to operate? Try John Lewis
A partnership model would cut management and make mission key again, say Rebecca Boden, Penelope Ciancanelli and Susan Wright
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Heavenly tasks
Routine work can open channels of creativity, inspiration and insight that theory cannot begin to offer, believes George Watson
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Help us reclaim and reunite our union
The University and College Union's national executive committee (NEC) is indeed split ("UCU in turmoil as its Left wing looks to make bid for control", 6 January), but the issue is more than just...
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Private problems
It is astonishing how often otherwise well-informed commentators stumble over parallels between US and UK higher education.In "A chance to break free of administrative and regulatory tyranny" (6...