Say it ain't so, Joe: US sector's pact with the drop-kick devil
Penn State scandal shows sport's stranglehold on American academy. Jon Marcus reports
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The week in higher education
• Academics and students were united in their outrage at the treatment of protesters doused with pepper spray at the University of California, Davis. The incident on 18 November led to the suspension...
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Leader: Young, gifted and slapped
Why is it that when young people express frustration at the bleak future they see ahead, we respond with another kick in the shins?
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From where I sit - India's star may be slow to ascend
India has long been the "sleeping giant" of Asia. Research in the university sector, stagnant for at least two decades, is now accelerating but it will be a long haul to restore the country as an...
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Appointments
University of Texas at AustinSally Dodson-RobinsonA scholar from the University of Texas at Austin plans to use a Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation to answer...
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Write-offs? We'll show you something to make you change your mind
Think you can tell which students are destined to be heroes or zeroes? Think again: as Geoffrey K. Pullum shows, his career and that of an old school chum demonstrate that potential can be difficult...
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Ready, got set, go
From mindless diversions to gripping, critically acclaimed dramas, what is it about box sets of television series that appeals to academics, asks Roger Luckhurst. Obviously, first-hand investigation...
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What have they ever done for us?
That sentiment may be shared by many in the communities in which universities are located. But if the institutions disappeared, how much of a loss would it be to those cities? David Matthews weighs...
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On professors' lack of leadership and logic (1 of 3)
It was with interest we read Jack Grove's article reflecting on Linda Evans' research on professorial leadership ("'Prima donna' professors lambasted for failure to mentor", 17 November). The results...
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On professors' lack of leadership and logic (2 of 3)
I welcome Bruce Macfarlane's call for the better use of emeritus professors ("Command performance", 17 November). My research has shown differences in the experiences of emeritus professors within...
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On professors' lack of leadership and logic (3 of 3)
Bruce Macfarlane writes, "The importance of professors acting as public intellectuals cannot be underestimated." While this statement is probably true, it sits oddly with the rest of his article....
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Wait and see about waivers
Further to your online report on the Association of Law Teachers' annual Lord Upjohn lecture ("For students, fee waivers 'make no sense whatsoever'", timeshighereducation.co.uk, 14 November), it is...
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An unbound global pursuit
Relevance is a tricky concept. Research that will probably prove useful is easy to identify - it fits neatly into a priority area and researchers have done similar work before. However, research is,...
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Fighting in defence of sector
I was pleased to see Sally Hunt's rebuttal ("Fighting the good fight", 10 November) of your recent editorial "Bread, not political poses" (3 November). Especially timely was her reminder that the...
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Professional preparation
Herb Marsh writes in his opinion piece "Help teachers improve their skills or live with the consequences" (10 November): "Universities need to implement programmes to both train and evaluate...