Turn away from tenure’s dark side
A significant minority of tenured faculty spend their lives undermining others when they could be working for progressive change, argues Douglas Dowland
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Legal vindication does not end the problems for Turkey’s ‘Academics for Peace’
Those fired and imprisoned for signing a 2016 statement condemning Turkish military action still have a long struggle ahead
Want to improve your students’ attainment? Send them abroad
International education is not just about personal transformation – it also delivers better core academic outcomes
Flipped classroom ‘fails to improve student performance’
Authors of randomised control trial study warn that popular approach could be exacerbating achievement gaps between different groups of learners
Long commutes make students more likely to drop out
Travel time negatively affected progression at three of six London universities studies
Schoolchildren less convinced of importance of university
Social mobility charity says 11- to 16-year-olds in England and Wales may be increasingly aware of apprenticeship options
There has been an uprising in Arab higher education
When people think of recent major changes in Arab countries, they often call to mind the Arab uprisings of late 2010 and beyond.
Can mapping curricula shed light on teaching and academic impact?
Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world
Czech totalitarianism institute faces questions over research
Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has often been at the centre of contemporary political battles over the country’s communist past
AI bot poses as essay writer for hire to catch contract cheaters
Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment
