Philosopher explores how to combat toxicity of social media Regina Rini discusses how academics and students can avoid online aggression Matthew Reisz 2月 15日
Extreme teaching: academics who suffer for students Academic turned wrestler Dan Mathewson is just one of many educators willing to go the extra mile for scholarship and learning, says Jack Grove Jack Grove 2月 14日
Threatened scholars: online harassment risks academic freedom Rebekah Tromble and Patricia Rossini feared for their safety when the conservative online world turned against them last summer David Matthews 2月 14日
Universities must ensure that all students acquire ICT skills Evidence from Canada highlights the scale of the challenge in preparing 21st-century workers and citizens, say Ross Finnie, Arthur Sweetman and Richard Mueller Ross Finnie 2月 14日
Scholar packs a punch in the wrestling ring as ‘Mr?Canada’ Liberal arts professor Dan Mathewson uses his wrestling alter ego to explore the politics of the working-class American South Jack Grove 2月 13日
Arts universities struggle for survival in US Institutions struggle to cope with changing student tastes, demographic shifts and the difficulty of scaling up their model Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 2月 13日
‘Perfect 10’ wariness reveals gender bias in student evaluations Switching to a six-point scale in surveys eliminates perceived gap in teaching performance, study finds Jack Grove 2月 12日
Republicans push to rate universities on graduate earnings Senate education committee chair pushes to apply federal aid eligibility test for private colleges across whole sector Paul Basken 2月 11日
US campus police up their game in response to mounting threats Officers draw on expertise from around the world as they deal with protests, extremist speakers and hate crimes Jon Marcus 2月 11日
US universities sympathise with controversial student visa sting Creation of fake university seen as worrying but ultimately justified by sector leaders Paul Basken 2月 9日
Diversity concerns as biomedical papers ‘ignore sex as variable’ Papers with females as senior authors significantly more likely to take account of sex Rachael Pells 2月 9日
Harvard president rejects predictions of mass university closures Larry Bacow calls campuses ‘far more adaptable and durable’ than sceptics claim Paul Basken 2月 8日