The week in higher education – 9 March 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 9 March
UK government to review BPP status after owner’s sale Institution’s university title and degree-awarding powers to be looked at By John Morgan 8 March
Revised US travel ban ‘cuts off’ university talent pipeline University associations warn new executive order will impact international student and scholar numbers By Ellie Bothwell 7 March
Students shout down speech by controversial US scholar Car carrying Charles Murray attacked at Middlebury College, reports say By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 6 March
Universities: ‘the collateral damage of blood and soil nationalist politics’ The massification of higher education has made it a polarising issue, says Simon Marginson By Simon Marginson 5 March
World-class teaching deserves to be rewarded HEA and THE launch Global Teaching Excellence Award to recognise institutions’ commitment to teaching By Mark Jones 24 February
