US universities’ engineering colleges are anything but collegiate A misinformed rush to churn out employable graduates combined with a zero-sum budgeting approach is denuding other departments, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 17 May
Humanities could change the world – if only they could change themselves There are few professional roles that would not benefit from a broad and complex humanities foundation, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 18 April
Finding a permanent job in the humanities has never been easy The lost golden age of hiring and wider social appreciation of the disciplines never existed, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 22 March
Universities and cities too often fail both homeowners and students As enrolment expansion far outstrips campus housing capacity, universities must take more responsibility for local neighbourhoods, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 22 January
I’m retired but I’m still running my own unofficial university Young people face one of the most challenging periods for coming of age in history. Academics should do all they can to help them, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 21 December
The US’ new open access mandate must not line the pockets of grifters Greater efforts need to be made to distinguish predatory journals from those that at least aspire to scholarly standards, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 17 November
The ridiculous proliferation of subject ‘literacies’ is harming education Universities must refocus on the basics of reading, writing and numeracy across subjects and fields, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 3 October
Editors have become so wayward that academic authors need a bill of rights Time-honoured standards of professionalism appear to be unravelling. Authors should be entitled to demand better, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 18 August
The best scholarship is political but with no ideological stamp The idea that revisionism is something to be ashamed of harks back to a mythical golden age of classics, canons and objective truth, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 26 July
Academics’ publishing options are an ever wilder west. Beware! Academics rejected by university presses may turn to hybrid or self-publishers. But Harvey Graff’s experience suggests they should tread very carefully By Harvey J. Graff 24 June
Peer reviewing is becoming more cavalier, self-serving and ignorant The professionalism and collegiality with which editors used to respond to complaints has all but disappeared, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 2 June
Universities are not giving students the classes or support they need Interactions with his student neighbours have convinced Harvey Graff that they crave a supportive, broadly based, interactive education By Harvey J. Graff 17 May
Ignore the books: there is no single Big Problem with higher education Universities and colleges have such a range of histories, missions and demographics that proposing single solutions is misguided, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 2 April
Collegiality needs a reboot Inclusive language, clear expectations and a genuine spirit of collaboration will make academia a more humane sector to work in, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 7 March
Academic collegiality is a contradictory, self-serving myth Senior academics who flatter juniors and promulgate a high-minded vision of higher education are all in recruitment mode, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 10 February
Slogans are no substitute for concrete university policies and programmes Marketing claims are often empty, unaccompanied by comprehensive policies, plans, timetables or evaluation criteria, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 17 January
History lessons can help disciplines to survive Those bemoaning the decline of Classics on campus should examine how recent generations have tackled the problem, says Harvey J. Graff By Harvey J. Graff 30 October
A post-retirement career as a public academic meets the moment’s need Writing, speaking and advising offer the rewards of scholarly life without the constraints and contradictions of universities, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 18 September
Interdisciplinarity is not about the humanities aping the sciences Uncritical and misinformed imitation of physics or biology is a misconception of collaboration, says Harvey J. Graff By Harvey J. Graff 7 September
