Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, by Robert D. Putnam
How can the US re-engage with notions of social justice and equal opportunity? Angelia R. Wilson analyses one response

How can the US re-engage with notions of social justice and equal opportunity? Angelia R. Wilson analyses one response

The headmaster of the independent college reflects on his move to the helm of a private university

Researchers face pressure to hype and report selectively, says Dorothy Bishop

GPA degree classifications are coming, but will getting a ‘4.25’ ever match up to a first?

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Sector fine-tunes policies aimed at addressing under-representation of female academics. Jon Marcus reports from Copenhagen

Learning to read foreign literature and communicate in a practical sense can be mutually reinforcing, says Brian Bloch

Nafsa conference hears of figures showing that overseas students’ interaction with locals is more limited than generally assumed

UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

Nicola Dandridge on the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech and their impact on the sector

When Patty Ramirez became pregnant during her PhD she assumed she could ‘have it all’. The reality was far more stressful

Former Tory adviser on how his time at Stanford has transformed his thinking and why Moocs are indispensable

Publisher’s open access policy unleashes public display of disagreement