US universities ‘obliged’ to speak out against gun laws
President of George Washington University also questions the benefit of free university tuition
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Expansion in global higher education ‘has increased inequality’
Study suggests mass higher education increases the dominance of the middle class over opportunities
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Hunger Pains: Life inside Foodbank Britain, by Kayleigh Garthwaite
Book of the week: Why are those pushed into food poverty then stigmatised and shamed, asks Lisa Mckenzie
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The Channel: England, France and the Construction of a Maritime Border in the Eighteenth Century, by Renaud Morieux
Willy Maley on the many ways of interpreting that thin strip of water between England and France
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Children’s Fantasy Literature: An Introduction, by Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn
Shelley King on a comprehensive tour of magical worlds
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Keeping engineers honest: Canada's 'iron ring' tradition
Ritual dating back to 1922 seeks to remind graduates of their ethical obligations – while one business school has also adopted the idea
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What are you reading? – 16 June 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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St Mary’s sued over collapsed hypnosis course
A High Court action will determine whether former students on a much-criticised hypnosis degree course receive compensation
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Dozens of QAA jobs ‘at risk’
Consultation on ‘smaller’ watchdog comes after Hefce took quality assessment work in-house
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EU referendum: nine out of 10 university staff back Remain
É«ºÐÖ±²¥Â survey finds 40 per cent of respondents say they are more likely to depart UK if Leave wins
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EU referendum: academics see immigration as ‘hugely positive’
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ survey respondents tend to view EU free movement as good for individuals, universities and society
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Obstruction, by Nick Salvato
The idea of barriers to work being benefits leaves Robert Eaglestone wondering if he missed the joke
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How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet, by Benjamin Peters
John Gilbey on the USSR’s failed attempts to develop ‘Electronic Socialism’
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Books interview: Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz
The author of A Taste for Provence on The Secret Garden, de Tocqueville’s travels in America and maternal pride
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The week in higher education – 16 June 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media