Here at GradHacker, we tend to focus on the negative side of graduate school: problems that need solving, inconveniences that need addressing, support that needs giving. However, today we are going to focus on the really cool things that graduate students are doing in world. More...
Cultivating Authority as a Female Grad Student
Gender inequalities in graduate school manifest themselves in many ways, including an imbalance in authority over your students, your decisions, and your work. More...
This Semester, Be a Bartleby: “I Would Prefer Not To”
Saying "No" strategically is not a skill they teach in graduate school; however, it might just be the key to your success. More...
From 985 to World Class 2.0: China's Strategic Move
The intensifying global university and subject rankings have had a far-reaching influence on the development of China's higher education policy. More...
Leaders in the UK Respond to the Shock of Brexit
After the 2019 intake there will be a loss of EU students, currently comprising 25% of the enrolment at some universities as well as the likely loss of top EU research staff at the end of the Horizon 2020 programme. More...
The Last Pharaoh of Ukraine’s Science
Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences will celebrate its centennial anniversary this year. Almost two years ago, Ukraine introduced a new law for science to regulate relations between the state and the National Academy of Sciences. This legislative move did not help, however. The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is a direct descendant of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, with all of the Soviet Union’s chronic illnesses. More...
Shifting Views on International Students and Teaching in English in the Netherlands
In a progressively more polarized world, a nuanced approach to internationalization is increasingly important and it should not be a debate about the numbers of programs taught in English, international students, or branch campuses. More...
Moneyball for Tenure? Not Until Academia Is a Team Sport
By John Warner. What does "winning" mean for a higher education institution. More...
A Teaching Experiment: Eliminate the Word Count
By John Warner. Try something, see what happens. More...
The High Cost of Failed Innovation
By John Warner. Hopefully, as we understand the overpromises and hype of MOOCs and personalized learning and other initiatives which pledge to transform education practically overnight, we can get to a much more rigorous, more rational, and less wasteful approach to pursuing innovation in education. More...