4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (396+ words) I finished in three years flat with no corrections. My first monograph was published a few months after graduation and went into a second edition a couple of years ago. My ambition, absurd as it sounds now, was to go…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (733+ words) Lord Woolley had been subject to scrutiny in The Spectator suggesting he is ‘not fit’ to lead a Cambridge college Wednesday September 9 2026, 6:44pm A number of University of Cambridge organisations, alongside Homerton College itself, have responded to claims made in the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (534+ words) An inspirational West Leeds Dispatch contributor has been awarded a Journalism Diversity Fund bursary to support his postgraduate journalism training. Harry Ward, who is registered as blind, has been awarded a National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Journalism…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (478+ words) Kerri K. Greenidge, a former Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora tenure-track professor, is no longer employed at Tufts following criticism of her 2022 book, “The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family.” Her departure follows allegations of false evidence and misattributed…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (218+ words) The symposium "Jason Arday and Race in the Academy" convened leading academics to critique colonial and racial biases in academia, urging universities to move beyond superficial diversity initiatives toward deep, systemic change. The recent Toyin Falola Interview series, held on…...

1+ week, 22+ min ago   (586+ words) A professor at the University of Cambridge has won an employment tribunal against his employer after alleging misogynistic bullying against female staff within the university’s Institute of Astronomy. Wyn Evans, a professor of astrophysics, told the tribunal in June that…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (370+ words) Whatever else it may be, the Jason Arday affair is an illustration – and an acceleration – of the cultural right’s attacks on universities for supposedly being eroded by a fashion for inclusivity that overrides academic merit. At the same time, however,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (802+ words) Professor Wyn Evans raised concerns about bullying and misogyny towards female academics at the Institute of Astronomy Saturday September 5 2026, 11:20pm Cambridge astrophysics professor Wyn Evans, who raised concerns about misogyny and bullying of female staff in the Institute of Astronomy, has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (840+ words) My name is Jhon Sánchez, and I always read your columns. I find them interesting and measured. You often bring a perspective to an issue that I hadn’t considered. You’re probably my favorite opinion writer in English. However, regarding your…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (31+ words) Yahoo Professor Nathan Cofnas: There was tremendous backlash against me for reporting on Jason Arday...