(Alternate Title: Race Riots At Evergreen Cost 20% Of Student Base) One of the clearest signs of a school’s convergence, takeover by Social Justice Warriors (SJW), is the race riots. More accurately, it is the response to riots that gives the situation away. The normal response to student rioters is to eject the rioters from […] … learn more→

College students will keep more money in their pockets thanks to a new US$5 million pilot program approved as part of the $1.3 trillion appropriations bill that President Donald J. Trump signed on March 23. The new grant program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, will support the creation or improved use of open textbooks for use at […] … learn more→

Academic writing often needs an MC. Yes MC, a Mistress/Master of Ceremonies. The MC, or emcee, is an official host. A compere. At a public event, say a festival, their job is to introduce the acts – speakers or singers or DJs or bands. The emcee has to know enough about the performers to say […] … learn more→

Peak marking season used to mean piles of essays stacked high on my desk. It was sometimes an intimidating sight, acting as an ever-present reminder of how much work I had yet to do. This year, there will be no such problem. Last September, my employer, Bangor University, decided that all undergraduate dissertations and essays […] … learn more→

The PhD was first introduced at Humboldt University of Berlin in the early 19th century and remains the iconic degree of the modern research university. But both in and outside the ivory towers, there is an increasing sense that the PhD is no longer fit for purpose, both in terms of the requirements of employers […] … learn more→

University spin-off companies play a key role in taking innovation into the wider market and they also contribute to economic growth. However, the participation of women scientists and engineers in the development and formation of university spin-offs is limited. This was clearly demonstrated in a study by Elsevier last year on gender in research across […] … learn more→

It’s fascinating watching the progression into the dark days ahead. In Nazi Germany, it didn’t start out with mass arrests and deportments for concentration camps…first tiny minorities were targeted, then larger and larger groups until all that remained outside of the camps was the terrified majority, individuals of whom could not speak out lest there […] … learn more→

It may happen that you`ll be obliged to express your opinion on the university in the form of an essay. You will face a dilemma: should you actually write the truth? Ooh, that`s a tricky question. On the one hand, you know for sure that it`s the era of freedom of speech and democracy we […] … learn more→

The NCAA men’s basketball championship, better known as March Madness, raises big bucks even if the players aren’t paid. In 2018, CBS is paying the National Collegiate Athletic Association more than US$800 million for the rights to televise the spectacle, and the NCAA will reap another $129 million from ticket sales. What about the colleges and universities that populate the […] … learn more→

A recent incident highlights so many of the current issues in higher education today. Even though I can tell the gentle reader almost nothing of the incident itself, much surrounding it is worthy of discussion. Admin, referencing me: “We’re tickled to have him here.” There’s a very depressing aspect to higher education, which admittedly has […] … learn more→