The week in higher education – 24 May 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Scrapping selective admissions would only postpone the inevitable
For all the criticism it gets, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank remains a cheap and efficient selection system that plausibly links entry criteria to academic outcomes, says Andrew Norton
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‘Progressive stacking’ leads to a wobbly form of equality
Calling on women and non-white people to speak first in class has a noble aim, but there are better alternatives, says James Kierstead
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Curtailing overseas scholars’ right to strike undermines their academic citizenship
The new UK home secretary must reinstate workers’ right to participate in industrial action regardless of national origin, says Shreya Atrey
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For bright post-Brexit horizons, the UK needs a warm front
As the EU’s proposals for its Horizon Europe research funding framework near publication, the UK must commit to playing a full role, says Paul Boyle
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Storied Ground: Landscape and the Shaping of English National Identity, by Paul Readman
Caroline Edwards enjoys an impressive but flawed history of cultural nationalism
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It’s Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics, by David Faris
Book of the week: internal problems are not addressed in this plan to save the Democrats, writes Heather Gautney
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The bruising effect of the impact agenda
We are right to celebrate the contributions that research makes to society, but why don’t we talk more about the costs? asks Rosa Freedman
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The spirit of 1968: global perspectives on the student revolution
While the Sorbonne was at the epicentre of the 1968 protests, the shock waves were felt far beyond France, with students occupying Peking and UC Berkeley at the same time. A group of academics...
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The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191, by John D. Hosler
A study seeks to fill the lacuna in coverage of a key Crusades conflict, says Thomas Asbridge
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What are you reading? – 24 May 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Laurie Taylor – 24 May 2018
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Pluralistic academy is a model for politics in a polarised society
Politicians and social media warriors could learn a lesson from the ‘ivory towers’ they are so quick to deride: plurality and exchange of ideas are good things