Illuminating manuscripts for the digital age
A team at the Uppsala University Library is working to crack the code for digitising handwritten text
A team at the Uppsala University Library is working to crack the code for digitising handwritten text
International alumni outreach efforts are on the rise as institutions expand fundraising horizons
Nafsa conference hears of figures showing that overseas students’ interaction with locals is more limited than generally assumed
Sector fine-tunes policies aimed at addressing under-representation of female academics. Jon Marcus reports from Copenhagen
Reducing burden of student debt is top of shopping list as candidates jockey for position
Green encyclical ups pressure on Catholic universities to show moral leadership on climate change. Will more make an ethical shift?
The male student societies are under pressure like never before. Is it time to shut them down – or can they mend their ways?
Phil Baty reflects on the Times Higher Education World Reputation Forum, which took place in Harvard Square this month
A technician at a New York community college has been charged with taking alcohol and cash from students in exchange for using the college's computer to change their grades, writes Jon Marcus. Elvin...
A small rural college has become the first in America to require that prospective undergraduates apply only online, writes Jon Marcus. West Virginia Wesleyan College, which has about 1,650 students,...
A ROW is brewing over the use of the name "Harvard" on a beer produced in New England, writes Jon Marcus in Boston. Lowell Brewing Co. Inc. says it has merely revived a lager produced from 1898 until...
Harvard University has reportedly narrowed its hunt for a president to a handful of candidates: three Harvard administrators and a Nobel laureate, writes Jon Marcus. Two of the finalists are female:...
Some applicants to top US business schools have been barred after hacking into the institutions' computers, writes Jon Marcus. The 200 or so applicants hacked into a software program that allowed...
Complicated visa rules and concern about a hostile welcome have deterred international students from enrolling at US universities, Jon Marcus writes. The proportion of foreign students at US...