‘Toxic’ leadership hurts women in South African universities
Study author says results demonstrate pervasive nature of patriarchy in higher education
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US universities ponder massive debt to Native Americans
In year since land-grant institutions learned they were funded by theft, serious conversations have barely begun
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Social climate bureaucracy is not the way to improve behaviour on campus
Compulsory modules on good conduct risk causing more problems than they solve, says Binoy Kampmark
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US postgraduate enrolment grows despite pandemic disruption
Increased domestic recruitment, particularly among minorities, offsets overseas decline
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Universities warn of medicine recruitment squeeze in England
‘Return to pre-pandemic levels’ and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns
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Universities in emerging economies deserve a new kind of leadership
Tackling global problems requires visionary leadership and fast, proactive and flexible decision-making, says Getachew Engida
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Dogopolis, by Chris Pearson
Susan McHugh enjoys a detailed analysis of how our relations with dogs reveal some essential truths about what it means to be human
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Indian scholars call for more transparency in senior appointments
Public knowledge of reasoning behind picks ‘could have avoided past mistakes’
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Ridd judgment leaves academic freedom ‘too ambiguous’
Don’t allow confidentiality clauses over issues connected with intellectual freedom, says sacked professor
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UCU says staff ‘left with no other option’ as strike ballots open
UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’
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Practitioners have a lot to teach academics – and vice-versa
Gavin Reddin’s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules
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Polish academics gave communist greats less than full Marx
Study of Cold War-era references debunks modern view that citing Marx, Lenin and Stalin was mandatory to avoid censorship
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My technophobia left me miscast as a Covid-year Mr Mom
The half-hearted pursuit of dust bunnies was less scary than teaching online, but it was no match for life on campus, says Jeffrey Susla
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Libraries today: digital futures and Renaissance ideals
University libraries are changing in major ways, but there are important lessons to be learned from the past, argues author of new book
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Australia must improve its post-study employment offer
A more liberal visa regime could also help fill skills gaps as Australia looks to recover from the pandemic, says James Cauchy