Helping the OED to turn over a new fig leaf
The iconic dictionary’s misogynist descriptions of female genitalia were ripe for revision, say Emma Rees and Ellie Stedall
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What Labour’s left populism could mean for universities
Corbyn’s speech on setting ‘the people’ before ‘the privileged’ expressed a mood of anti-elitism already feeding through into education policy, writes John Morgan
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Inertia of staff can stall drive for diversity, survey shows
Poll finds university leadership supports diversity schemes but limited buy-in from rank and file
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‘Embed’ green issues into course content, says NUS rep
Even dentistry and history could incorporate environmental and sustainability learning elements
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Educators unite to listen, learn and lean into global challenges
Fighting climate change and improving the evaluation of foreign credentials will top the agenda at the 2019 EAIE conference
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European universities give refugees a chance to learn and heal
Success stories from across Europe hold lessons for universities on removing the obstacles that block the progress of displaced students
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Encompassing all voices in international education
Students’ needs are as diverse as their backgrounds but all of them deserve to be recognised and supported, writes Julie Allen
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A sad goodbye to CEU’s soul city
Monica Jitareanu and Agnes Leyrer reflect on the fight for academic freedom as the university moves from Budapest
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UK ‘still has significant issues’ on HE participation
As latest headline figures are released, concerns are raised over groups still failing to gain access to HE
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Senate row threatens funding for US black colleges
Weeks after Trump vow to strengthen HBCUs, key Republican senator causes row by tying funding to wider HE legislation
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Failed for-profit’s students could ‘fall through cracks’, MP fears
HE institutions have offered more than 2,000 places to GSM students, but uncertainty remains over fate of others
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Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings 2020 table information
The overall Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings 2020 methodology explores four key areas: Resources Does the college have the capacity to effectively deliver teaching? The...
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Labour’s publicly funded HE plan ‘could support’ sector expansion
Fringe event also hears v-c complain that marketisation forces universities to ‘waste’ a ‘huge’ amount of money on marketing
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US faculty condemn Trump officials on Middle East centre threat
University study centre ‘positive’ on Islam but not Christianity, objects senior Department of Education official