The Italian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews of Italy, by Simon Levis Sullam
Ordinary citizens were far more complicit in the Holocaust than one society is prepared to admit, says Giulia Miller
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New and noteworthy – 1 November 2018
Displays, debates, delights; Allied leaders’ letters; big questions answered; and a groundbreaking trial that never was
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Sports coach follows president out of Maryland exit door
After the death of a student athlete, university directors backed their football coach over their president, but subsequent protests led them to quickly reverse course
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Australian international education earnings reach A$34 billion
Record revenue fuelled by large foreign intakes at the country’s biggest universities
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Interview with Vanessa Toulmin
Circus expert Vanessa Toulmin explains how growing up on a fairground has shaped her academic career, teaching style and approach to life
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Pascale Casanova, 1959-2018
Tributes paid to radio host turned literary scholar
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UK universities under pressure to pay ‘living wage’
Living Wage Foundation says that only about one in five higher education institutions has sought accreditation
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Admissions staff told to focus on duration of deprivation
Study finds current methods used for assessing disadvantage fall short
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Growing English deficits trigger sustainability fears
Deepening deficits of up to £14 million at English universities prompt warnings of damage to cities and towns reliant on universities as ‘anchors’
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Number of Australian universities in deficit doubles
Regional institutions hardest hit as domestic cap dovetails with intense competition for foreigners
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The week in higher education – 1 November 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Merger talks with Adelaide underline South Australia's upward trajectory
The University of South Australia’s merger with its prestigious Adelaide neighbour may be off, but the fact that it was even considered illustrates how much can change in 30 years, says Adam Graycar
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Academia is to blame for scholars’ scarcity of fans
After a rare, chance encounter with an enthusiast for one of his books, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reflects on why so few academics gain any sort of celebrity
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We need a serious debate on slavery reparations
Academics should not be afraid to challenge the wisdom of requiring institutions to make financial amends for their past links to slavery, says Robert Dingwall
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Scholars who write children’s literature
The academy has long had a rich vein of children’s literature running through it, with J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll and C. S. Lewis all being Oxford dons. Matthew Reisz finds that the seam is...