How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics: From Welfare Reform to Foreclosure to Trump, by Laura Briggs
The ‘welfare queen’ myth and business’ power is crushing American families, says Lynne Segal
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Looking to London: Stories of War, Escape and Asylum, by Cynthia Cockburn
Emma Rees on a study of refugees’ remarkable transnational journeys in our post-Brexit, Trumpian world
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Buzzwords ‘helped universities get gold in the TEF’
Strong performers in the teaching excellence framework may have benefited from slick brand-building, Hepi report suggests
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The week in higher education – 19 October 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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EU scholars fear right to stay in UK ‘jeopardised by study leave’
Academic says he is ‘wary’ of applying for projects that involve extended periods of time overseas
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William Miller, 1925-2017
Former Stanford provost, leader in fields of fundraising and international exchanges, remembered
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Interview with Stefan Allesch-Taylor
The entrepreneur and philanthropist on not going to university, student start-up mistakes and Brexit
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Canadian graduates all pass the barista bar
Contrary to the cultural meme, Canadian graduates in all subjects earn far more, on average, than coffee shop workers, say Ross Finnie, Richard Mueller and Arthur Sweetman
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Diversity statements aren’t enough to combat implicit bias
Universities must go well beyond boilerplate statements about being a 'welcoming environment' if they really want to treat all their students equally, says Sarah Kollat
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Liberal arts are about more than defending liberal democracy
Humanities subjects do support economic growth and good citizenship, but their real value lies deeper, says Andrew Moore
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Safe spaces are fine, but students must also be brave
Students and administrators alike should resist pitting diversity against free expression, says John Palfrey
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How much research is done on gun violence in the US?
Bibliometric data suggest there should be more scholarship on the topic, but academics still make key contributions to debate
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What are you reading? – 19 October 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers