When my friend Nicola quit her job in edu­ca­tional pub­lishing, it was for under­stand­able rea­sons: one of her col­leagues was a bully, her boss was pro­viding little sup­port and work … read more »

Even the top schools acknowl­edge that much of the more for­mu­laic learning can be done online, often before the campus pro­gramme begins. But surely this is an argu­ment for cut­ting … read more »

The trouble is, when we do not know the con­text behind some­thing, we project it our­selves, says Lisa Feldman Bar­rett, director of the Inter­dis­ci­pli­nary Affec­tive Sci­ence Lab­o­ra­tory at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity. … read more »

Although leading US busi­ness schools appear to have weath­ered the reces­sion, there are real ques­tion marks about the sus­tain­ability of less pres­ti­gious US insti­tu­tions, par­tic­u­larly those that are state-​​​​funded. Most … read more »

Two alumni of North­eastern Uni­ver­sity have given the busi­ness school $60m to invest in the under­grad­uate, grad­uate and exec­u­tive pro­grammes at the school, in par­tic­ular to increase over­seas pro­grammes and … read more »

Law school is noto­rious in acad­emia for housing type-​​​​A-​​​​personality stu­dents, inter­ested only in a fast track to part­ner­ship and the fat pay cheque that comes with it. But this is … read more »

For years now, men and women have entered law firms in the US in almost equal num­bers. And yet, the number of women in lead­er­ship posi­tions at these firms remains … read more »