In the past few days, I have lost count of the times I’ve heard politicians and others say that sexual comments, coercion or even acts of force were acceptable 15, 20 or 25 years ago, but the “goalposts have moved” and that times have changed. Sexual abuse has never been acceptable. But with many victims silenced, […] … learn more→
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Universities must continue to change if they want to be safe places for everyone
Credit should only go where it is due
A funny thing happened the other day on my way to give a guest lecture. Invited by a fellow historian to speak at her university, I first met with a group of her students and colleagues for a lunchtime chat. It was a fine session: the students were engaging, the historians were engaged, and the […] … learn more→
The Weinsteins of academia can no longer be tolerated
The story of endemic institutional abuse – and pervasive cover ups masked as “ignorance” – is not new. It is embedded in institutions that have been established by the privileged and elite. Underpinning the success of these institutions is power and control: the desire either to acquire or maintain it. The Feudal dynamics are the […] … learn more→
GOP plan to tax college endowments like Yale’s and Harvard’s would be neither fair nor effective
Tucked away in the recently announced GOP tax bill is a small item you may have missed: a new tax on university endowments. As I have spent decades working in higher education, the proposal immediately piqued my interest. Colleges create endowments by raising funds from alumni, companies and other donors, invest the money in stocks, bonds and other […] … learn more→
The relevance of an internship for college students
As college students work their way through the university, they’re moving inch and inch closer to graduation and will soon enter the workplace. However, no matter how good a student can be in his academics and even if he excels to write my paper for me, his being great in school can’t guarantee work force […] … learn more→
Why developing countries are particularly vulnerable to predatory journals
Every day academics wade through emails riddled with spelling errors promising almost immediate publication of their research. These publications assure the reader that they can skip the tough realities of rejections and revisions. Just a simple click of the submission button, they promise, and within a month – or even just a few days – […] … learn more→
Your PhD can be your strongest career asset
Is it just me, or does the end of the PhD sometimes feel like you’ve missed out on three (or four, or five) years of the career ladder that your non-academic friends have been busily climbing? Sometimes, when I occasionally contemplate leaving the academic bubble, I worry about having to start again from the bottom. […] … learn more→
Essay writing tools App for iOS: Silver bullet for students’ problems
In May 2017, there were 2.2 million apps registered in the Apple App Store. Educational applications took the third place among them, falling behind the second player – business apps – by 1,36% only. The popularity of educational apps is easily explained by the changing educational environment, which nowadays requires ongoing development, immediate reactions and strategic solutions. Essay Writing […] … learn more→
Academic journal publishing is headed for a day of reckoning
Imagine a researcher working under deadline on a funding proposal for a new project. This is the day she’s dedicated to literature review – pulling examples from existing research in published journals to provide evidence for her great idea. Creating an up-to-date picture of where things stand in this narrow corner of her field involves […] … learn more→
Feds: College enrollment to grow 15% by 2025. LOL!
Government predictions are always a hoot. I remember the government predicting how the USSR would grow and grow and grow and become ever more powerful…and those predictions came out every month, right up until the USSR collapsed because it was simply too weak to continue functioning. It was clear afterwards that the USSR had been […] … learn more→
