Jon Marcus

Jon Marcus is based in Boston and has written for Times Higher Education for more than a decade.

Articles by Jon Marcus

Richard who?

In a bid to bridge the generation gap between new students and academics, an American professor devised a list of cultural reference points on incoming students. Jon Marcus reports

By Jon Marcus
6 September

Look at yourself

Business scandals have led to a boom in ethics courses, and to questions about the academy's role in such lapses, writes Jon Marcus

By Jon Marcus
11 June

Breaking the book barrier

Expensive textbooks put the brakes on higher education for many students in developing nations. But a project aiming to make such books available for free via the internet could change all that, writes Jon Marcus

By Jon Marcus
28 May

Scramble for staff

As many US universities stop hiring or cut posts in the downturn, others see a chance to snap up the best and the brightest - particularly those with their own grants. Jon Marcus reports

By Jon Marcus
30 April

Tenuous-track positions

Overworked, underpaid and insecure: adjunct and part-time US faculty are fighting to convince their institutions - and tenured colleagues - that they deserve better. Jon Marcus reports

By Jon Marcus
5 March

Comic-strip hero

Graduate student Jorge Cham decided to look on the bright side of his experiences and created a comic that is entertaining millions, writes Jon Marcus

By Jon Marcus
12 February

Time for bed

US students are being advised to stop cramming through the night and get more sleep to raise their academic performance. Jon Marcus reports

By Jon Marcus
5 February

Still no call from No 10?

In the UK, the gulf between the political and the academic worlds seems all-but unbreachable while Americans flit easily between lecture halls and halls of power. Here Matthew Reisz examines why Whitehall seems so inhospitable to scholars, while overleaf Jon Marcus looks at why Washington is so accommodating

By Jon Marcus
6 November