The week in higher education – 28 May 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Chinese scholars pressured over criticism of state on Covid-19
Deleted posts, suspensions and investigations are part of a larger trend of control that predated the pandemic, experts say
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Scholars of death ‘aghast’ at UK’s ‘failures’ in pandemic crisis
Failings on protective clothing have caused immense suffering for families of the dying, argues researcher
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University jobs in the UK
We look at the universities in UK that provide the best environments for their staff and faculty
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UK unions and employers commit to work together during pandemic
Representatives agree to discuss how to safely reopen campuses
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International cooperation is the key to global recovery
By working together, universities can aid in economic growth, support societal recovery and improve resilience of key institutions, write the heads of U15 and the Russell Group
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University of California votes to end standardised tests
UC plans four years without requirement while it tries to write its own test
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Australia’s university-union deal: decision day looms
Support and opposition on both sides could make job-saving pact a close-run thing
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How to open campuses – or not – is a test of university leadership
It’s a decision that must balance all the interests of the academic community and give the same benefits to students that a university education always has, says Alan Ruby
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The State in North Africa: After the Arab Uprisings, by Luis Martinez
Andrew Delatolla gets a clear overview of the Arab Spring’s effects on the relationships between government and society in the region
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Lori Loughlin pleads guilty in US admissions case
Actor and fashion designer husband accept months in prison over fraud in daughters’ USC admissions
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US publics face survival battle and reconnection with local mission
State institutions that survive crisis will face student influx and must prioritise ‘communities they were designed to serve’, experts say
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The world cannot afford any more global academic jamborees
Apart from the ecological degradation, the conference circuit is riven by socio-economic, class, race and gender divides, say Ambreena Manji and three others
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Pandemic ‘risks reversing’ Australia’s research gender equity gains
Women’s careers suffer as they pick up the pieces at work and home
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Call to avoid European HE funding cuts by ‘learning lessons of crash’
EUA policy expert warns against financially driven institutional mergers as solution in crisis