African students shun West for China
China’s growing presence in Africa is causing many students to head to Asia rather than Western universities, says Zahir Irani
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A scholar’s book perfect for kids…and presidents, too
Matthew Reisz considers how children’s literature that draws on academic scholarship can hold lessons for readers of any age or social rank
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Appointments – 1 November 2018
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The Rise of Neoliberal Feminism, by Catherine Rottenberg
Book of the week: leaning in self-determinedly sidelines collective efforts to secure equality, says Emma Rees
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Is Russia’s 5-100 Project working?
Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system
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The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture, by Heather Mac Donald
A polemic against the divisive effect of ‘victimology’ puts its author’s prejudices on display, says Joanna Williams
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Bluffocracy, by James Ball and Andrew Greenway
Nick Hillman disputes a narrative that assumes all would be well if ‘experts’ were put in charge
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What are you reading? – 1 November 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Mussolini and Hitler: The Forging of the Fascist Alliance, by Christian Goeschel
Neil Gregor tracks the power shifts in the wartime relationship between a destructive pair of leaders
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The Italian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews of Italy, by Simon Levis Sullam
Ordinary citizens were far more complicit in the Holocaust than one society is prepared to admit, says Giulia Miller
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New and noteworthy – 1 November 2018
Displays, debates, delights; Allied leaders’ letters; big questions answered; and a groundbreaking trial that never was
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Sports coach follows president out of Maryland exit door
After the death of a student athlete, university directors backed their football coach over their president, but subsequent protests led them to quickly reverse course
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Australian international education earnings reach A$34 billion
Record revenue fuelled by large foreign intakes at the country’s biggest universities
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Number of Australian universities in deficit doubles
Regional institutions hardest hit as domestic cap dovetails with intense competition for foreigners