Pope’s decree fuels debate in academy on fossil fuel divestment Green encyclical ups pressure on Catholic universities to show moral leadership on climate change. Will more make an ethical shift? Jon Marcus 7月 9日
Illuminating manuscripts for the digital age A team at the Uppsala University Library is working to crack the code for digitising handwritten text Jon Marcus 6月 18日
Overseas alma maters give, hoping one day to receive International alumni outreach efforts are on the rise as institutions expand fundraising horizons Jon Marcus 6月 11日
Denmark moots fair trade-off on gender Sector fine-tunes policies aimed at addressing under-representation of female academics. Jon Marcus reports from Copenhagen Jon Marcus 6月 4日
Welcome to Canada – but don’t expect to make friends Nafsa conference hears of figures showing that overseas students’ interaction with locals is more limited than generally assumed Jon Marcus 6月 4日
The decline of the Greek empire: US fraternities The male student societies are under pressure like never before. Is it time to shut them down – or can they mend their ways? Jon Marcus 5月 28日
Student-consultants: cut-price advice from campuses Those studying at Arizona State and other universities are in demand as firms across the US seek fresh business insights, says Jon Marcus Jon Marcus 4月 16日
Philosophy’s forgotten women Project Vox aims to illuminate key female thinkers absent from the discipline’s history Jon Marcus 4月 9日
Could Skype boost semesters abroad? The Institute of International Education hopes that 1,000 teachers can help it double the number of Americans studying overseas Jon Marcus 2月 19日
Disaster City: where a catastrophe is a good day’s work Emergency services from around the world come to train at the small village with a unique connection to Texas A&M Jon Marcus 1月 29日
Will Cuba roll out the welcome mat for US students? American universities review exchange programmes as 50-year embargo ends Jon Marcus 1月 15日
US institutions pressed to disclose overseas deaths Activists want universities to report if study-abroad students are killed, injured or victims of a crime Jon Marcus 1月 1日
Too many postdocs, not enough research jobs Fears rise in the US that talented early career scientists are being driven out of the sector because of lack of opportunities Jon Marcus 12月 11日
Delta State University aims to get its blues mojo working Jon Marcus reports from Cleveland, Mississippi on an institution pinning hopes on a musical heritage Jon Marcus 11月 27日
The future of women-only universities Jon Marcus examines the decline of all-female institutions in the West and their rising popularity in the developing world Jon Marcus 11月 13日
US researchers protest at rules restricting drone use Lawsuit led by 200 universities over regulations allowing hobbyists to keep rights while academics face virtual no-fly zone Jon Marcus 9月 4日
Graduate migration to cities displaces less well-educated The urban dreams of those with degrees are driving up prices in US metropolitan hubs and driving out those with no tertiary education Jon Marcus 8月 7日
US calls for no-fee degrees gather momentum Two influential bodies call for free tuition as Tennessee unveils lottery-funded college study Jon Marcus 7月 17日
Switch to digital aims to bring the arts out of the Indiana Jones storeroom Digital literacy can enhance humanities research as well as the skill set of graduates Jon Marcus 7月 3日
The competing bids for Obama’s presidential library Jon Marcus reports on the Chicago institutions battling it out for the Barack Obama presidential library and museum Jon Marcus 6月 19日
Oral history: where next after the Belfast Project? While a legal fight led to the unravelling of promises of confidentiality, some researchers argue that there is a silver lining Jon Marcus 6月 5日
Sexual assault cases force US campuses into a ‘delicate dance’ Variable laws and calls for better protection of students have colleges negotiating a minefield of legal and PR issues Jon Marcus 5月 29日
‘Pot schools’ crop up as US states relax laws But federal restrictions on cannabis are hampering US research, scholars warn Jon Marcus 4月 24日
US academics rally to union standard As lecturers in the UK prepare for the UCU’s marking boycott, US campuses are experiencing a surge of unionisation Jon Marcus 4月 10日
