By Mary Ellen Mazey. Much has been written about the future role of the traditional university. Recently I was invited to present on “Keeping Traditional Higher Education a Dominant Force” in times of greater competition and changing demographics of the population. More...

By Tim Goral. While researching a recent column for Al Jazeera America on the “killing of tenure” and what it means for the future of higher education, it became clear that the attempts by conservatives to dismantle the institution of tenure, highlighted by the Wisconsin legislature’s removal of previously statutory tenure protections, are only one component of a much wider array of threats to the profession of teaching and research. More...

By Holly Else. Partnerships between institutions and wider world now worth almost £4 billion. More...

By John Morgan. Changes to degree-awarding powers that will step up competition for universities heralded in Productivity Plan. More...