Divergence has delivered dogma
Following recent letters in Times Higher Education, and in response to Ferdinand von Prondzynski (“Divergence has delivered results”, Countdown to the Scottish Referendum, 14 August), there are...
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At Berkeley, directed by Frederick Wiseman
Insight into life in an iconic institution in flux makes Martin McQuillan fear for the future of public universities in the US
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All-female universities provide a vital haven
Single-sex study is declining in the West, but in many other regions it offers a space where women can thrive, says Kristen Renn
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THE interview: Greg Clark
New universities minister delighted at rising student numbers and prepares to tackle postgraduate funding
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Adrift in a market of the self
Who in higher education gains from commercialisation? The values it promotes do not chime with the ethos of the academy
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The small university with big international reach
Valparaiso University’s message of knowledge, understanding and faith means that it attracts a global student base, says Alan Ruby
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Public funds are hard to replace, even in the US
‘Going private’ is no financial panacea, say Barry Glassner and Morton Schapiro
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Academically adrift students still off course in adulthood
What do students learn at US colleges? Not much, found Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa in Academically Adrift. Their sequel follows the same cohort into adulthood
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Tips for getting your research funded
If your project proposal gives grant assessors all the information they require, your chances of succeeding will rise. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Research degrees: one qualification leads to another
Increased likelihood that master’s and PhD students will already have postgraduate degree
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The puzzle of UK graduates and their low-level literacy
UK adults with tertiary education ranked 12th among the OECD despite the reputation of its universities
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Mists, mellow fruitfulness...and that undone to-do list
As the new academic year begins, Emma Rees awakes from drowsy reveries of new school shoes
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The lost art of listening
Students and lecturers no longer seem able fully to engage with each other, writes Tom Palaima
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Majority of Scottish academics set to vote ‘no’ in referendum
Survey reveals that staff are divided by discipline over independence
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Shakespeare scholar disputes decision-reversal by journal
Memoria di Shakespeare’s new editors backtrack on acceptance of Oxfordian academic’s paper