Confronting slavery: turning Brown’s difficult past into future opportunities
Martin Hall on how Brown University is confronting its controversial past
Martin Hall on how Brown University is confronting its controversial past
An academic and a graduate give their views on embedding employability into higher education courses
Belinda Jack examines the growing field and considers the therapeutic effects of poetry
Are you an idealist or a pragmatist? In his latest book, Self and Soul, Edmundson aims to provide fresh insights into how we might choose to live our lives
Scholar argues that discussion could benefit from more light and less heat
Even centuries ago, student misconduct and violence vexed townspeople and authorities. The behaviour, says one scholar, highlights negative stereotypes and socio-political tensions
Book of the week: Fred Inglis delights in a grafting of art, lore and literature that logs our lives with natural wonders
How do universities cope in the aftermath of fires, earthquakes and killing sprees?
In the workplace and at the ballot box, it is time to reject stale ideology, says Thomas Docherty
Elisabeth Kendall’s work on jihadist poetry led to tribespeople seeking her expertise
John Sutherland, Sarah Churchwell and others pick books that capture truths about the sector
The year’s best reads for work and pleasure, chosen by scholars and senior figures in the sector
A. W. Purdue on the battles among academics over the conflict’s place in history
Students and lecturers no longer seem able fully to engage with each other, writes Tom Palaima
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press