Researching the things that go bump in the night
Matthew Reisz reflects on the advantages and disadvantages of detachment for those pursuing ghostly research
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This school is now offering college-level classes on dating
In South Korea, college-level classes on dating are both popular and competitive to get in.
The university where half the professoriate ‘has never published’
Nepotism and the isolation of war have left Kosovo’s oldest university battling poor research standards, but transparency campaigners hope this is changing
A Different Sort of Speech Suppression
Student journalists at Transylvania University say administrators have taken away their pay in an attempt to stop their work.
‘Revolutionary Communists’ descend on UCLA; advocate ‘overthrow of the system’
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA distributed manifestos and featured displays at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Drowning in Research Reading? AI Could Help
Artificial intelligence that reads journal articles and highlights key findings could help researchers stay on top of the latest research. But the technology isn’t ready for prime time.
Are colleges FINALLY getting the message on commencement speakers?
Campus Reform took the top 50 largest public and private four-year colleges in the nation to determine the political leanings of the 2019 commencement speakers.
What the McGraw-Hill, Cengage merger means for textbook prices
When Nick Sengstaken arrived at the University of North Carolina a few years ago to start his college career, he wasn’t thinking too much about finances.
Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative boosting academic links?
Data on the growth of scholarly collaboration across Asia, the Middle East and eastern Europe suggest Beijing’s grand strategy could be having an impact
Donors Endowed Coaching Posts; Children Subsequently Admitted
Boston Globe notes pattern with gifts to Yale and other highly competitive colleges.
