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Articles by Jon Marcus
Privacy issues raised as lists of friends analysed to indicate sexual orientation. Jon Marcus reports
Study shows that Hollywood¡¯s version of events lingers longer in the mind than historians¡¯ painstaking work. Jon Marcus reports
A course on ¡®the most powerful determinant of human destiny¡¯ strikes a nerve with the American media. Jon Marcus reports
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
A new course will teach media students how to break news via social networking sites, reports Jon Marcus in Chicago
Institutions adopt strategies to ensure this autumn's intake shows up. Jon Marcus reports
Billions tabled for America's creaking community colleges. Jon Marcus reports from Miami
Academic interest in the preacher of radical free-market capitalism is growing, reports Jon Marcus
Business scandals have led to a boom in ethics courses, and to questions about the academy's role in such lapses, writes Jon Marcus
US faculty veterans are willing to go to court to claim the 'emeritus' honorific. Jon Marcus reports
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
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
Universities told to uphold rights on their campuses in Middle East and East Asia. Jon Marcus writes
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
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
Universities can't cope with higher demand as the recession bites. John Gill and Jon Marcus report
US students are being advised to stop cramming through the night and get more sleep to raise their academic performance. Jon Marcus reports
As the President is sworn in, academics listen closely for hints as to how he may help them. Jon Marcus reports
Some fear the financial climate will constrain new president's plans for sector. Jon Marcus reports
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
In America, it is common for academics to play a prominent political role. Jon Marcus reports
Neither McCain or Obama can afford to ignore the concern about university costs, says Jon Marcus
