Moocs are a solution in search of a problem
If microcredentials could only gain the trust of employers and workers, platforms would have a golden goose on their hands, says Chris Fellingham
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In search of Adam
Ancestral Passions
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Searching for the universal
Thinkers in Education (four volumes)
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Biden open access order under threat from Republican budget bill
As annual US budget process approaches its crescendo, Republicans try to block order that forbids paywalls on federally funded findings
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Queensland enlisted in search for coronavirus vaccine
Australian university joins race to control virus
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Stanford president’s downfall: a wider indictment of US research?
While Marc Tessier-Lavigne has fallen on his sword, the circumstances of his departure point to much deeper problems with scholarly norms and incentives
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Vietnam’s German university struggles to loosen government grip
Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures
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Texas A&M president resigns over hiring controversy
Katherine Banks exits as fact-finding committee examines botched recruitment of Kathleen McElroy as director of journalism
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Teach PhDs how to do an actual job search
Many PhD career initiatives focus on exploratory workshops and alumni panels, but Alfredo Cumerma believes the next step should concentrate on the job search itself
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Academia is too much for my neurodivergent brain. I’m leaving
I want my research to fuel change and make a positive impact on the world, and I do not want to suffer in the process, says Heidi Green
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Supporters must bear some blame for affirmative action’s tragic reversal
The biggest step backwards over the last 50 years was supporters’ retreat from equal opportunity to a focus on ill-defined ‘diversity’, says Harvey Graff
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For rent: desk space in Chinese university libraries
‘Seat scalpers’ and institutions put a price tag on their workspaces, sparking debate about fairness
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Media engagement drives must begin with academics themselves
Ambitions to boost institutional profiles will fail unless academics are motivated, trained and rewarded to take the initiative, says Sheldon Jacobson
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If universities want top research, they must allow people to fail
The new REF rules allow greater scope to aim for the (four) stars. But who will embrace the risk of crashing to Earth, asks Matthew Flinders
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US universities should teach a genuinely common core of knowledge
Graduates who can make connections across time and disciplines would be more stimulated, in both the workplace and wider life, says Harvey Graff