Northeastern ‘to preserve Mills mission’ as global empire grows
Boston-based university’s 11th campus aims to fill major Silicon Valley need, with a vow of social conscience
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Welsh v-cs fear ‘unintended consequences’ of English reforms
Universities Wales chair says institutions are waiting on Westminster reforms, when England should instead be following their lead
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‘National collection’ plan to join up UK historical resources
Ambitious AHRC-funded programme should help break down barriers and enable scholars to ask difficult questions about heritage
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The ‘lost art’ of mischief-making academic indexes
Evolution of indexes closely tied to development of universities, says author, who outlines how they have been used for centuries to settle scholarly scores
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To boost IP revenue, support what is already working
Universities typically generate much more income from industry contracts than from spinning out companies, says Calum Drummond
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Female ߣߣƵn doctoral graduates ‘out-earn men’
Rare example of a reverse gender pay gap suggests that at least early on, female and male PhDs are on a level pay pegging
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Cities in the Anthropocene, by Ihnji Jon
Richard J. Williams applauds an unusually optimistic case for environmentalism
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Stephen Toope to step down as Cambridge v-c next year
Canadian cites challenge of being separated from family during pandemic
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‘Kowtowing v-cs’ denounced by former Malaysian education minister
University leaders would not exercise freedom even if the state did not have them under its thumb, says Maszlee Malik
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Just-retired Indiana president sees path out of partisan division
While other red state campus leaders struggle, Michael McRobbie stresses consultation and rural services
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Progressive reform of English student loan system ‘impossible’
Any changes to borrowing terms likely to hit average earners hardest, warns IFS
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To fix democracy, start with colleges
All students, regardless of subject, need meaningful opportunities to engage with the democratic process, say Meg Little Reilly and Richard Watts
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Chinese province tries speed dating to retain graduates
Anhui launches ‘marriage assistance project’ in response to concerns that too many graduates are going elsewhere
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England’s ITT reforms pose needless risk at the worst possible time
If it all goes wrong, universities will not be able to avert truly disastrous consequences, says Rama Thirunamachandran
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Population shift gold mine for ߣߣƵ’s regional universities
Non-metropolitan campuses in the box seat as pandemic escalates exodus from the cities