Standards fall when satisfaction is the name of the game Treating students as consumers has precipitated a rush to the bottom to give them exactly what they want, says John Warren By John Warren 25 August
Will Hillary Clinton's debt-free college plan lead to soaring fees? Democratic nominee's policy leaves 'broken' system intact, experts fear By John Morgan 25 August
Is it time to take PhD supervisions out of the classroom? Walking supervision sessions around Birmingham and pub-based academic chats have won praise from PhD candidates By Jack Grove 23 August
Professional service staff feel ‘undervalued’, study suggests Senior management do not recognise support staff’s pivotal role in achieving positive student outcomes, administrators say By Jack Grove 23 August
Students at US colleges downsize Maxine Joselow, for Inside Higher Ed, looks at two colleges that are going for tiny living in terms of student accommodation 22 August
Lecturers ‘should adapt teaching’ to help students from abroad New book makes the case for academics to be far more open to the perspectives of others By Matthew Reisz 22 August
Australian research elite renews attack on uncapped numbers Group of Eight also warns of ‘policy drift’ and ‘risk to a major export industry’ By John Morgan 20 August
Increasing tuition fees for current students is ‘kick in the teeth’ The University of Exeter has confirmed that fees will go up with inflation for current students, and Sorana Vieru is not impressed By Sorana Vieru 19 August
V-c defends tuition fee rise for existing students Sir Steve Smith says it would be ‘odd’ to charge some Exeter cohorts less than others By Chris Havergal 19 August
Distant and discontent: the downsides of digital learning Despite many advances, online programmes suffer from technical faults and a dispiriting lack of interaction, as two scholars found By Matthew Reisz 18 August
International and postgraduate fees survey, 2016 Post-Brexit, will EU students still see English HE as value for money, and what are the pros and cons of charging them international fees? By Chris Havergal 18 August
De Montfort tours Europe to limit Brexit damage V-c says overseas students feel UK is ‘diminished country’ post-referendum By Ellie Bothwell 17 August
Arts graduates less likely to think degree was good value Results of NUS survey appear to reflect university leavers’ experience in job market By Chris Havergal 17 August
Hong Kong graduates hit by lower wages and rising property costs Compared with 20 years ago, young graduates face a much greater struggle buying flats, which some fear could stall social mobility By David Matthews 16 August
World Insight: South Africa's universities on the edge As institutions battle crippling deficits, there are hard and volatile times ahead, writes Martin Hall By Martin Hall 16 August
Black female professor feels role models ‘required’ for BME students Bugewa Apampa becomes one of just 18 black women with UK professorships By Ellie Bothwell 16 August
US college student post seeking minority roommate sparks debate Advert placed by students at Pitzer College leads to national discussion on racial mixes in accommodation By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 15 August
‘Limited evidence’ that private providers improve quality globally UK should introduce ‘much tighter regulations’ on private colleges, say CGHE researchers By Ellie Bothwell 15 August
Students ‘don’t understand’ plagiarism, research suggests Students think it ‘unfair’ to be punished for unintentional plagiarism By John Elmes 15 August
Growing evidence of anti-female bias in student surveys Dutch researchers find female academics 11 percentage points less likely to hit promotion threshold in course evaluations By Chris Havergal 14 August
NUS considers student survey ‘sabotage’ against TEF fee rises Undergraduates may be urged to answer ‘definitely disagree’ to NSS questions By Chris Havergal 13 August
Cambridge exam arm to develop tests for university students ‘Learning gain’ test could be used in TEF if pilot a success By Chris Havergal 12 August
Academics ‘do want to teach’ in technology-enhanced classrooms Author of research into e-learning suggests faculty are eager to adapt their teaching to meet new demands By John Elmes 11 August
Can UK learn from US on tackling sexual assault on campus? A lawyer and a clinical psychologist in the US explain how America’s universities are becoming more ‘trauma-informed’ By Ellie Bothwell 11 August
Home Office visa pilot criticised for focus on southern English elite Pilot easing rules for four universities ‘dismissive’ of others’ contribution By John Morgan 11 August
The week in higher education – 11 August 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world's media By THE reporters 11 August
Texas challenge against bid to keep guns out of professors’ offices Pro-gun group tries to block policy allowing concealed weapons ban in offices By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 10 August
National Student Survey 2016: the sector reacts Sector bodies and institutions respond to latest NSS results By Jack Grove 10 August
National Student Survey 2016: satisfaction scores stay high in £9K fee era Scores that will inform teaching excellence framework may herald rise of ‘new elite’ By Jack Grove 10 August
Jo Johnson urged to guarantee Horizon 2020 funding post-Brexit Guild of European Research Intensive Universities also calls for minister to guarantee Erasmus funding for UK students By Ellie Bothwell 9 August
THE to partner with Wall Street Journal on new US college ranking US ranking will focus on student experience and outcomes By Ellie Bothwell 8 August
Corbyn’s Labour: lions led by donkey jackets It is heartbreaking to see idealistic youth attach itself to clueless old sectarians, writes Martin McQuillan By Martin McQuillan 6 August
Entry gap between state and private pupils widens after £9K fees Most selective universities under fire for ‘glacial’ progress on widening access By John Morgan 3 August
US college’s diversity requirement prompts debate Move by Hamilton College in New York sparks discussion about prescriptive attempts to change curricula By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 1 August
Home Office eases visa rules at four selective universities Bath, Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford chosen for two-year master's student pilot By John Morgan 1 August
The company that wanted me to write students’ essays in return for cash Vic Boyd was on the lookout for academic writing opportunities. What she found was somewhat less appetising... By Vic Boyd 1 August
Internal promotion at Asian universities ‘works against women’ However, dean at Asian University for Women in Bangladesh says the number of female leaders on the continent is rising By Ellie Bothwell 30 July
Disability cuts lead to universal lecture capture policy De Montfort University is asking staff to record their lectures to help students with disabilities By Jack Grove 28 July
First university secular adviser seeks ‘robust debate’ Westminster looks to new ways for students from 150 countries to explore their differences By Matthew Reisz 28 July
Giulio Regeni: the promising young scholar as his friends and tutors remember him Six months after the PhD student’s murder in Egypt, John Elmes looks at the case and talks to those who were close to the promising young scholar By John Elmes 28 July
The week in higher education – 28 July 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 28 July
Universities don’t fear the OIA. It would better if they did Beefing up the independent adjudicator’s role would benefit the sector and students alike, says Matthew Wyard By Matthew Wyard 28 July
Students ‘dissatisfied’ with branch campuses in Qatar Scholar says overseas outposts cannot compete with universities abroad without delivering a ‘superior’ service By Ellie Bothwell 26 July
Students with regional accents ‘ridiculed and silenced’ Call for universities to stamp out 'last acceptable' form of discrimination By Chris Havergal 25 July
World insight: designing experiential learning at Yale-NUS College To effectively embed experiential learning, the whole university needs to buy into the idea, says Trisha Craig By Trisha Craig 24 July
Three-quarters of students 'angry about Brexit' YouthSight poll also finds that nearly one in five student Brexit supporters would now change their vote By Chris Havergal 24 July
CMA tells universities to improve treatment of students Three institutions agree to changes over fees, course costs and progression By Chris Havergal 22 July
Professor responds to Black Lives Matter T-shirt complaints 'Arguments premised on consumerism are not likely to influence me' insists academic after students suggest staff should not express personal opinions 18 July
Seven higher education issues that Justine Greening must address The new education secretary has much to get to grips with as she arrives at the Department for Education By THE reporters 15 July
Canadian universities told to offer ‘incentives’ to woo UK scholars Thinktank advises universities to take advantage of UK’s ‘instability’ after EU referendum By Ellie Bothwell 15 July
University of Edinburgh academics in office door glass panel row Some scholars claim plans are more about improving staff visibility to students than brightening corridors By Jack Grove 14 July
Essay mills turning out high-quality essays undetected – study Academics gave ghostwritten papers good marks in Australian study By Chris Havergal 14 July
PhD scholarship scheme provides support for refugees in ‘despair’ Two recipients of a new initiative at Portsmouth Business School describe their experience of joining a UK university By Ellie Bothwell 14 July
Spending £50m on access without evaluation ‘not acceptable’ Offa concerned that institutions lack evidence for effectiveness of outlay on bursaries and fee waivers By Chris Havergal 14 July
Oxford Jewish students demand Labour ‘action’ over antisemitism Jeremy Corbyn urged to investigate claims of abuse much more actively and openly By Matthew Reisz 13 July
My tribute to 'finest teacher' Jim Stewart Keith Williams eulogises a colleague who always put his students first and ‘kept the flame of old-fashioned scholarly virtues burning’ By Keith Williams 13 July
Student sues university over single sex lab group Lawsuit against University of Cincinnati claims decision went against US gender discrimination laws. Maxine Joselow reports for Inside Higher Ed. 12 July
I’m showing vice-chancellors are human – by doing the Ironman challenge Acting Aberystwyth vice-chancellor John Grattan is swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles, then running a marathon to raise money for the Student Hardship Fund By John Grattan 10 July
Virtual reality really is heading to a university near you Alice Bonasio on why it is finally time for virtual learning, and how Second Life never really went away By Alice Bonasio 8 July
University degree remains ‘a remote dream’ for many in Latin America Latin America needs a HE system that promotes equality across the region, says Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela By Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela 7 July