How to make the most of resistance in research subjects
Boston ethnographer argues that people often disclose more than intended when they close ranks and create obstacles
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The week in higher education – 11 April 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Remedial education gets big overhaul in US
Mounting evidence of success leads to nationwide explosion of system that lets students take regular courses while filling gaps in their learning
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Why do UK universities keep losing legal cases?
Some of the country’s biggest institutions have suffered bruising defeats of late despite the justice system generally favouring the powerful. What explains this losing streak and will it change...
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Why aren’t US university leaders pushing back against political attack?
The political maelstrom around US universities’ handling of pro-Palestinian protests reflects a right-wing campaign that is increasingly challenging higher education’s autonomy to determine its...
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Interview with Emily Wilson
Classics-loving British transplant to the Ivy League describes the joy of translating ancient texts just for the gift of the intellectual struggle
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Elite US universities settle price-fixing class action
Brown, Columbia and Yale have agreed to pay eight-figure sums to see off claims that they colluded to hold down financial aid
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College usually pays – but we must collaborate to ensure it always does
By learning from each other’s successes and shortcomings, college systems can advance equitable and affordable student success, says Nancy Zimpher
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Franchising: widening access or wounding the English sector?
With Public Accounts Committee hearing to come, concerns over subcontracted courses will only become louder
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Editing companies are stealing unpublished research to train their AI
Both publishers and the editing firms they outsource to must seek informed consent to use academics’ IP, say Alan Blackwell and Zoe Swenson-Wright
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After a year of ChatGPT, is academia getting to grips with generative AI?
Students love it but faculty typically hate it. Both are asking for help with it. But how close are institutions to devising AI policies that protect both academic integrity and student employability...
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Interview with Mesias Alfeus
The senior lecturer in financial risk management discusses his academic career around the world, his admiration for Galileo and how a traditional game inspired his love of mathematics