Robert Ferguson, 1942-2017 Academic whose writing fused law and literature remembered By Matthew Reisz 31 August
Reviewer criticises ‘no publication after preprint’ rule Paper was rejected by journal because it had appeared on website of education centre By Holly Else 30 August
University of Miami shuns links with Cuba under local pressure Meeting with representatives of the Cuban exile community have helped shaped plans for its flagship research institute By Matthew Reisz 28 August
PhD thesis: writing it up (and the art of procrastination) Mike Smith reveals six of the most useful pieces of advice he has been able to give his PhD students over the years By Mike Smith 26 August
Universities’ focus on careers ‘fails to address global division’ Head of NYU Abu Dhabi says that undergraduates must be taught skills to create ‘a world of common understanding’ By Ellie Bothwell 26 August
S. Allen Counter, 1944-2017 A neuroscientist and explorer who became ‘a great champion of inclusion and belonging’ has died By Matthew Reisz 24 August
US academics form counter-movement to 'drive racists off campus' Campus Antifascist Network plans self-defence training for scholars who may be challenged by white supremacists By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 22 August
Universities ‘should be chastened by bigotry among well-educated’ Ruth Simmons, interim leader of Prairie View A&M University, says universities are ‘failing’ at creating ‘fit leaders’ By Ellie Bothwell 22 August
Berkeley chancellor to focus on funding and rebuilding community Carol Christ, new leader of the Californian university, also plans ‘free speech year’ for students and staff to engage with topic By Ellie Bothwell 19 August
US universities ban white nationalist Richard Spencer from campus Disgust at far-right violence at University of Virginia prompts stronger stance By John Morgan 18 August
Marian Cleeves Diamond, 1926-2017 Pioneering neuroscientist who analysed the brain of Albert Einstein remembered By Matthew Reisz 17 August
Female leadership advances slowly in world's top universities Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows gender gap for top jobs has narrowed further By Ellie Bothwell 16 August
