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In the third and final segment of his interview, LSE President and Vice-Chancellor Larry Kramer explains the optics of protest on campus and how it might be viewed by alumni, donors, and the government — “… nothing about that is more or less ‘British’.” blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In the third and final segment of his interview, LSE President and Vice-Chancellor Larry Kramer explains the optics of protest on campus and how it might be viewed by alumni, donors, and the government — “… nothing about that is more or less ‘British’.” blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
“Self-expression shouldn’t become more important than human relationships,” says LSE President & Vice-Chancellor Larry Kramer. He argues that teaching constructive disagreement helps students express themselves and respect others. Read Part 2 of the interview: blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“Self-expression shouldn’t become more important than human relationships,” says LSE President & Vice-Chancellor Larry Kramer. He argues that teaching constructive disagreement helps students express themselves and respect others. Read Part 2 of the interview: blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
No making statements, no taking sides. Larry Kramer, President and Vice-Chancellor of the LSE, advocates for thoughtful debate and explains why he'll never condemn lawful speech in the first of a three-part interview with the LSE Higher Education Blog. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
No making statements, no taking sides. Larry Kramer, President and Vice-Chancellor of the LSE, advocates for thoughtful debate and explains why he'll never condemn lawful speech in the first of a three-part interview with the LSE Higher Education Blog. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
“Rather than only teaching content that challenges dominant perspectives,” @moesz.bsky.social feels the role of the teacher is to engage with a range of perspectives that emerge in the classroom. Read her full blogpost: blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
What do you think the role of the teacher is?
What do you think the role of the teacher is?
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Rather than only teaching content that challenges dominant perspectives,” @moesz.bsky.social feels the role of the teacher is to engage with a range of perspectives that emerge in the classroom. Read her full blogpost: blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
What do you think the role of the teacher is?
What do you think the role of the teacher is?
Are the students in your classroom as free to speak as you think they are? Chen-Ta Sung explores the paradox of diverse classrooms inhibiting diverse viewpoints, resulting in a spiral of silence - for educators as well as students. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
October 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Are the students in your classroom as free to speak as you think they are? Chen-Ta Sung explores the paradox of diverse classrooms inhibiting diverse viewpoints, resulting in a spiral of silence - for educators as well as students. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Today's complex challenges call out for interdisciplinary thinking - and such courses are growing in popularity. But great interdisciplinary teaching is about much more than adding disciplines and stirring, says LSE100 co-director Jillian Terry blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Today's complex challenges call out for interdisciplinary thinking - and such courses are growing in popularity. But great interdisciplinary teaching is about much more than adding disciplines and stirring, says LSE100 co-director Jillian Terry blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
The awarding gap is not a neutral metric, says Josephine Gabi. Racially minoritised students are structurally marginalised by the metrics used to assess their success – but shifting from gap-thinking to debt-thinking could make a difference: blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The awarding gap is not a neutral metric, says Josephine Gabi. Racially minoritised students are structurally marginalised by the metrics used to assess their success – but shifting from gap-thinking to debt-thinking could make a difference: blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
How free are academics? Katrin Kinzelbach, principal investigator of the Academic Freedom Index, addresses the current state of academic freedom and the threats it faces in this stimulating interview with Tamas Dezso Ziegler blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
‘The biggest danger for universities comes from autocrats, wannabe autocrats, anti-scientists, and pseudoscientists’ - LSE Higher Education
In a conversation with LSE HE Blog Fellow Tamas Dezso Ziegler, Katrin Kinzelbach, principal investigator of the Academic Freedom Index, addresses the current state of academic freedom and the threats ...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
How free are academics? Katrin Kinzelbach, principal investigator of the Academic Freedom Index, addresses the current state of academic freedom and the threats it faces in this stimulating interview with Tamas Dezso Ziegler blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Universities collect student voice through surveys but ignore it when it challenges their decisions, says Moé Suzuki. Is there another way?
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September 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Universities collect student voice through surveys but ignore it when it challenges their decisions, says Moé Suzuki. Is there another way?
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Have we reached PhD saturation point? With doctoral student demand outstripping supply of academic jobs, it’s time for governments, universities, and prospective PhD students themselves to take action to avoid regret, says LSE HE Blog Fellow Huw Morris blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
July 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Have we reached PhD saturation point? With doctoral student demand outstripping supply of academic jobs, it’s time for governments, universities, and prospective PhD students themselves to take action to avoid regret, says LSE HE Blog Fellow Huw Morris blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Confessions of a Luddite teacher: Anna Lukina sets out the case for edtech pessimism as she swims against the tide in a higher education environment replete with learning technology blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
July 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Confessions of a Luddite teacher: Anna Lukina sets out the case for edtech pessimism as she swims against the tide in a higher education environment replete with learning technology blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Is the lure of AI blinding universities to the power of the tools already in its pockets, Nick McIntosh asks. Perhaps higher education needs a reality check when it comes to tech
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July 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Is the lure of AI blinding universities to the power of the tools already in its pockets, Nick McIntosh asks. Perhaps higher education needs a reality check when it comes to tech
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Tamas Dezso Zeigler says we must understand the gravity of government interventions in higher education in order to resist
“[government] efforts to impose a uniform ideological framework within academia."
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“[government] efforts to impose a uniform ideological framework within academia."
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Big brother, ombudsman, dictator: the role of the state in fostering pluralism in the academy - LSE Higher Education
As the tension between academic freedom and governmental intervention grows, LSE HE Blog Fellow Tamas Dezso Ziegler outlines the measures governments have at their disposal to encourage heterodox voic...
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July 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Tamas Dezso Zeigler says we must understand the gravity of government interventions in higher education in order to resist
“[government] efforts to impose a uniform ideological framework within academia."
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
“[government] efforts to impose a uniform ideological framework within academia."
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Has speculative fiction challenged your thinking or world view? Explore some fresh spec fic campus novel reviews in Ijeoma N Njaka's new blog post, and expand your summer reading list!
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#SpecFicSummer
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#SpecFicSummer
July 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Has speculative fiction challenged your thinking or world view? Explore some fresh spec fic campus novel reviews in Ijeoma N Njaka's new blog post, and expand your summer reading list!
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
#SpecFicSummer
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#SpecFicSummer
Chen-Ta Sung explains that the "recruitment of international students to maintain financial stability...risks reinforcing existing social inequalities. It privileges those who can afford elite global credentials" in this new blog post.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Chen-Ta Sung explains that the "recruitment of international students to maintain financial stability...risks reinforcing existing social inequalities. It privileges those who can afford elite global credentials" in this new blog post.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
How radical is your imagination? Capital R or lower-case r? From campus facility plans to humble textbooks, subverting the status quo can happen in the most unlikely places, says LSE HE Blog Fellow, Ijeoma N Njaka blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
June 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
How radical is your imagination? Capital R or lower-case r? From campus facility plans to humble textbooks, subverting the status quo can happen in the most unlikely places, says LSE HE Blog Fellow, Ijeoma N Njaka blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
How do you talk to a populist? With populism on the rise, educators need to understand how to respond when populist discourse finds its way into the classroom. Edda Sant debunks three common myths about populist challenges to higher education
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June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How do you talk to a populist? With populism on the rise, educators need to understand how to respond when populist discourse finds its way into the classroom. Edda Sant debunks three common myths about populist challenges to higher education
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Is AI to the 2020s what calculators were to the 1980s? Listen to Maurice Chiodo (@cser.bsky.social) draw a comparison between these two tools in Episode 1 of our podcast on the ethics of AI in teaching.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Is AI to the 2020s what calculators were to the 1980s? Listen to Maurice Chiodo (@cser.bsky.social) draw a comparison between these two tools in Episode 1 of our podcast on the ethics of AI in teaching.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
In Episode 2 of our podcast on the ethical use of AI in teaching, Claire Gordon, Maha Bali, Maurice Chiodo, and Emma McCoy debate the issues they encounter integrating AI – consistency, AI skills development among faculty, disciplinary identities and values. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In Episode 2 of our podcast on the ethical use of AI in teaching, Claire Gordon, Maha Bali, Maurice Chiodo, and Emma McCoy debate the issues they encounter integrating AI – consistency, AI skills development among faculty, disciplinary identities and values. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
In our latest podcast, Claire Gordon discusses the ethical use of AI in teaching, learning and assessment with @mahabali.bsky.social, Maurice Chiodo, and Emma McCoy. What responsibility do educators have to their students, the institutions, and themselves?
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May 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In our latest podcast, Claire Gordon discusses the ethical use of AI in teaching, learning and assessment with @mahabali.bsky.social, Maurice Chiodo, and Emma McCoy. What responsibility do educators have to their students, the institutions, and themselves?
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Meet the LSE HE Blog Fellows – four academics from across globe who will be sharing their insights over the course of 2025, covering the internationalisation of HE in Asia, HE policy, radical imagination in the US, and heterodox perspectives in authoritarian times
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May 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Meet the LSE HE Blog Fellows – four academics from across globe who will be sharing their insights over the course of 2025, covering the internationalisation of HE in Asia, HE policy, radical imagination in the US, and heterodox perspectives in authoritarian times
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
As we consider approaches that range from a warm embrace to cautious acceptance to resistance to AI in higher education at the #LSEPKUAI conference, we need to recentre our humanity and question the tech inevitability narrative, says @mahabali.bsky.social.
April 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As we consider approaches that range from a warm embrace to cautious acceptance to resistance to AI in higher education at the #LSEPKUAI conference, we need to recentre our humanity and question the tech inevitability narrative, says @mahabali.bsky.social.
How do you approach accountability and transparency when using AI in your academic practice? @mahabali.bsky.social brings together a range of voices to contribute to a more nuanced ethics of AI in education. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
How do you approach accountability and transparency when using AI in your academic practice? @mahabali.bsky.social brings together a range of voices to contribute to a more nuanced ethics of AI in education. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
How do you start a new university and create an appealing brand when nobody knows who you are? Bryan Penprase and Noah Pickus consider some of the tricky issues founders face, focusing on new unis from Minerva and NYU Abu Dhabi to Ashesi University in Ghana blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
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March 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
How do you start a new university and create an appealing brand when nobody knows who you are? Bryan Penprase and Noah Pickus consider some of the tricky issues founders face, focusing on new unis from Minerva and NYU Abu Dhabi to Ashesi University in Ghana blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
What is the impact of authoritarian regimes on universities in Türkiye, Hungary, and the US? @seckinsertdemir.bsky.social, Tamas Dezso Ziegler, and David Swartz discuss on our latest podcast episode. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
March 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What is the impact of authoritarian regimes on universities in Türkiye, Hungary, and the US? @seckinsertdemir.bsky.social, Tamas Dezso Ziegler, and David Swartz discuss on our latest podcast episode. blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...