Cathy Sandeen, University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension
Obama’s college scorecard could help students be more discerning when choosing colleges. But could it skew information? Will elite colleges rise to the top?
Academia suffers from a stunning lack of diversity. Only 6% of academics in higher education are black. What are some of the experiences of black faculty?
A statue of colonialist Cecil John Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town after student protests. Could real transformation come through changing governance structures?
Nic Bothma/EPA
How can the higher education sector guard against proposed transformation measures being merely superficial quick fixes? At least part of the answer may lie in institutional governance.
Why did people make their personal information so easily available to a company that facilitates cheating?
Johan Viirok
In the Ashley Madison hack were reports of 74,468 unique “.edu” email addresses. If people chose to use their .edu addresses, what does that tell us about awareness of privacy online?
Questions are being asked whether the new funding formula will affect output in science journals.
SHUTTERSTOCK
Managing the newest form of academic deceit will require hard work from established academia and a renewed commitment to integrity from university communities.
And what are universities doing about it?
Wolfram Burner
Do university and college websites give students enough information about how to prevent and respond to sexual assaults on campus? Here’s a reality check.