Oxford Brookes confirms music and maths closures despite protests
University blames external factors for cutbacks as accounts show improving financial position
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The Jo Phoenix case shows the perils of academic mobbing
It is not easy for university management to push back against large numbers of people, but resisting harassment should be paramount, says Ian Pace
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Housing gripes mar growing Kiwi support for overseas students
While surveys unearth positive views among New Zealand locals and international students, accommodation is a major concern in both camps
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Waning powers
Higher education has long been a trump card for the West, helping it to win hearts and minds. If that advantage slips, the impact will be far-reaching
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Harvard’s chief diversity officer faces plagiarism allegations
Sherri Ann Charleston described as having repeated instances of multiple sentences matching others’ writings, mirroring complaints that took down university’s first black president
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US Republicans threaten college cost pressures
Conservative majority in House of Representatives backs idea of forcing universities to cover unpaid student loans, widening attack on academic foundations
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Privileged students ‘more likely to use ChatGPT’ on assessments
Survey finds evidence of ‘emerging digital divide’ as majority of undergraduates say they use generative AI to help with assessments
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Tide turns on ‘inherently biased’ student evaluations of teaching
Universities begin to phase out module feedback exercises in favour of less formal check-ins and peer reviews
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The week in higher education – 1 February 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Interview with Henri Ford
The University of Miami dean of medicine describes tough but valuable school years in Brooklyn after his family escaped Haiti, and their role in committing him to a diverse model of excellence
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Make some university places free, say Australian vice-chancellors
Universities Australia’s budget pitch a departure from argument that fees ‘do not deter students from undertaking higher education’
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Gender differences vanishing in scientific and academic attrition
Researchers are leaving the profession in alarming numbers, but study suggests gender has surprisingly little to do with it
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With the USS on the up, we need to try to flatten the roller coaster
The pension scheme’s healthy reported surplus could allow us to put benefits and contribution rates on a more stable long-term footing, says Carol Young
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Are universities effective sources of soft power?
International student recruitment comes under scrutiny for raising immigration figures, but it is also valued for fostering allies among future global leaders. Yet if it really does so, why are the...
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To repel the political attacks, elite US universities need to up their game
As Harvard University seeks a new leader following the short-lived presidency of Claudine Gay, the institution’s long-time president Derek Bok reflects on the need for elite US universities to react...