Still too male and white at the top? Don’t blame headhunters
Consultants often boost the number of shortlisted women, but universities must fight their own ‘people like us’ mindset, says Sue Shepherd
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The Match Girl and the Heiress, by Seth Koven
A cross-class relationship burns bright in a study of an experiment in ethical living, says Nadia Valman
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Will Cuba roll out the welcome mat for US students?
American universities review exchange programmes as 50-year embargo ends
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Sector doubles its Stonewall 100 share
UK universities claim 10 spots in annual survey of gay-friendly workplaces
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Chile steps back from bitter market fruits
South America’s neoliberal pioneer is taking higher education out of the market. The UK should take heed, says Bahram Bekhradnia
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A cliff is no place to start
Building an academic career is hard, but high initial hurdles and a lack of clear progression paths make it unnecessarily daunting
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15 January 2015
Entering academic orbit - How to give the next generation of scholars a career boost
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Universities ‘ignoring’ sexual harassment issue, says NUS
The National Union of Students has accused universities of being ‘prepared to ignore’ incidents of sexual assault and harassment on campus
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Will Self: freedom of speech a ‘fetish’ in wake of Paris attacks
Freedom of speech has become a “sexual fetish” in the West in light of the Charlie Hebdo terror atrocity, according to academic and writer Will Self
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University ‘equal pay’ days marked by protests
Student groups are holding a series of protests this month against pay inequality in universities
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Racism accusations spark academic freedom debate in Canada
By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed
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British Library unveils eight-year plan
The British Library has announced an ambitious “vision for its future development” over the next eight years
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Universities ‘should be excluded’ from counter-terror powers, say MPs
Government plans to tackle “extremism” will have a “seriously inhibiting effect on bona fide academic debate in universities”, MPs and peers warn
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Jobs for graduates predicted to hit record high
Graduate recruitment is set to reach its highest level in more than a decade, according to new research
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Students from poorer backgrounds win places in US
Sutton Trust scheme sends UK applicants to Harvard, Yale and others