Covid-19 ‘threatens viability of half of Australian sector’
Some universities lack the reserves to shoulder this year’s losses, let alone a half-decade slump
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The pandemic has shown us the imperative for global engagement in higher education
Global pandemics require global responses – that’s why producing globally competent graduates should be central to universities’ missions, say Harvey Charles and Darla Deardorff
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Concern over ‘basic’ indicators used to judge universities
Despite greater focus on students’ learning outcomes, in Europe institutions are still largely assessed on the basis of ‘input’ measures, such as staff-to-student ratios, rather than trickier ‘output...
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US higher education system is ‘capstone of inequality’
Selective institutions’ claims that they try to help low-income students are ‘hype’, says author of new book on higher education inequalities
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Overseas Chinese with ‘diaspora advantage’ achieve major success
US-China research collaborations will continue despite politics, Harvard economist saysÂ
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Karen Laughlin, 1949-2020
Tributes paid to a ‘steely’ dean of undergraduates who helped forge a new generation of leaders
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Trump said to be mulling broad Chinese student expulsion
US universities warn against punishment that goes beyond individual visas
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Universities plan their first steps out of crisis mode
Universities are starting to reveal how they intend to move forward in a world still reeling from the pandemic. Much rides on getting the response right
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Trump school of government: teaching policy in an era of political dysfunction
Schools of government have traditionally employed a technocratic approach to preparing public officials. But with polarisation straining political systems to breaking point, Paul Basken reports on...
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Asia University Rankings 2020: methodology
To reflect the region’s unique characteristics, we make adjustments to the rigorous and robust criteria that underpin É«ºÐÖ±²¥â€™s World University Rankings to arrive at this year’s Asia University Rankings
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Smells: A Cultural History of Odours in Early Modern Times, by Robert Muchembled
Peter J. Smith applauds a fascinating, if stomach-churning, study of ‘the pongs of the past’
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Interview with Zakiya Smith Ellis
The secretary of higher education for the state of New Jersey talks about her path to a career in policy, family history and handling racist attitudes at college
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The deep dive: what space and ocean exploration can learn from each other
Ocean science’s ‘brute force’ approach is impossible in space. But extraterrestrial necessity may also be the mother of fruitful invention when it comes to probing the alien worlds beneath the...
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European universities spared coronavirus cuts − for now
German universities report no redundancies, while Dutch staff enjoy a pay rise. Some think the pandemic has vindicated Europe’s low-fee model
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Pandemic throws spotlight on HE employment practices
Questions raised about the responses of universities in marketised systems as they focus savings efforts on non-permanent staff