Lost children of the audit revolution

“Once upon a time, the academy saw its role as subjecting prevailing ideologies to a critical eye. But after decades of political pressure, it has surrendered its independence and lost its soul. Felipe Fernández-Armesto’s paean to the interdependence of teaching and research, ‘A precious symbiosis’ (8 April), was both heartening and saddening …” (more)

[Stephen Logan, Times Higher Education, 18 April]

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