Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 29/12/2025www.ft.com/content/666f...ft.comKen Burns: ‘I’m embarrassed that, as a country, we don’t grasp our history’The filmmaker is on a mission to strip the story of American independence of mythology and nostalgia 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 17/11/2025on.ft.com/4o4VlLkon.ft.comNumber of new foreign students in US falls 17% over visa worries[FREE TO READ] Trump’s tough policies against universities lead to sharp fall in international enrolments 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 02/11/2025www.ft.com/content/8d9c...ft.comWharton tops FT ranking of business schools with impactThe 2025 Research Insights table rates work that reaches beyond academia into business and policy 000
Reposted by Andrew JackEconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 13/10/2025New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... 481
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 19/09/2025on.ft.com/3KtFVlson.ft.comCurator’s Pick: the hidden meanings in Rashid Johnson’s half-ton Guggenheim mosaic[FREE TO READ] You have four more months to catch the artist’s major retrospective in New York. We asked the show’s curator to decode the spiritual symbols and personal references in its monumental en... 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 15/09/2025“We still need to address the new permission structure that has been created for vitriolic rhetoric and violent reactions in response to political, social, and cultural disagreement” www.ft.com/content/b1c5...ft.comUS campuses seek a safe space for debate after Charlie Kirk’s murderThe assassination comes as universities are under pressure to expose students to a more diverse range of views 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 07/09/2025www.ft.com/content/d98c...ft.comDecline in reading is inhibiting learning, academics warnBusiness school faculty say changing consumption of news and longer form writing limits understanding 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 18/07/2025on.ft.com/46OqHk7on.ft.comChatbots in the classroom: how AI is reshaping higher education[FREE TO READ] While institutions grapple with the pace of change, technology companies are moving quickly to offer custom learning products 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 18/07/2025www.ft.com/content/adb5...ft.comChatbots in the classroom: how AI is reshaping higher educationWhile institutions grapple with the pace of change, technology companies are moving quickly to offer custom learning products 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 08/07/2025www.ft.com/content/f151...ft.comUS universities face $1bn revenue hit over foreign student fearsTrump’s campus clampdown and tougher rules on visas threaten to cut lucrative international applications 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 30/06/2025on.ft.com/4lpNZRq Trump administration says Harvard violated US civil rights lawon.ft.comTrump administration says Harvard violated US civil rights lawRuling comes amid possibility of settlement between White House and Ivy League university 000
Reposted by Andrew JackAndrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 12/06/2025www.ft.com/content/f168...ft.comFT Schools: Navigating the digital worldAn FT Schools guide to making the most of online opportunities while avoiding the threats. Including: getting the best out of AI; making money selling second hand items; dealing with digital problems;... 011
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 28/06/2025www.ft.com/content/d44a...ft.comUniversity of Virginia president resigns under White House pressureTrump administration broadens its attacks on higher education to include public institutions 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 16/06/2025www.ft.com/content/eae5...ft.comCan start-up success be taught?More colleges are launching courses in entrepreneurship but founders question their value 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 12/06/2025www.ft.com/content/052d...ft.comUS universities campaign against tax increase in Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’Spending on lobbyists surges ahead of Senate decision on US president’s key fiscal legislation 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 12/06/2025www.ft.com/content/f168...ft.comFT Schools: Navigating the digital worldAn FT Schools guide to making the most of online opportunities while avoiding the threats. Including: getting the best out of AI; making money selling second hand items; dealing with digital problems;... 011
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 27/05/2025www.ft.com/content/fb8a...ft.comUS vows to use ‘every tool’ in crackdown on international studentsTrump administration moves to slow applications amid deepening stand-off with universities 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 22/05/2025www.ft.com/content/300e...ft.comTrump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international studentsLetter from Department of Homeland Security signals new escalation in stand-off with university 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 20/05/2025www.ft.com/content/b209...ft.comIvy League endowments sell private equity stakes amid buyout downturnSome US college funds rush to complete sales ahead of potential changes to investment taxes 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Last chance to bid on some amazing historic Tamizdat books and raise funds for students and scholars displaced by war and repression tamizdatproject.betterworld.orgtamizdatproject.betterworld.orgTamizdat Project on BetterWorldManuscripts Don't Burn 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 15/04/2025www.ft.com/content/f720...ft.comDonald Trump threatens to remove Harvard’s tax exempt statusWarning comes as the university rejects the administration’s demands to overhaul its governance 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 14/04/2025www.ft.com/content/7240...ft.comUS business school network slammed for Russian participation at key eventUkrainians complain after Moscow institution attends Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business conference 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 09/04/2025www.ft.com/content/3912...ft.comUS revokes more than 500 foreign student visasHigher education associations raise concerns as crackdown on universities intensifies 001
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 31/03/2025www.ft.com/content/541b...ft.comAmerican academics seek exile as Trump attacks universitiesProfessors flee elite US institutions in the face of what many characterise as a direct assault on education and science 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 29/03/2025www.ft.com/content/e4f2...ft.comColumbia president resigns after university cedes to Trump demandsKatrina Armstrong exits a week after the institution agreed to a list of reforms to fend off funding cuts 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 25/03/2025www.ft.com/content/d95c...ft.comProfessors sue Trump administration over Columbia University overhaulLegal challenge reflects concerns over pressure on US academic freedom 000
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 07/03/2025www.ft.com/content/f510...ft.comRetirees this way: college life is no longer just for studentsUniversity-based retirement communities are growing to become an important trend in the US — at a time of both falling college admissions and a rapidly ageing population looking for active, intellectu... 010
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 02/03/2025www.ft.com/content/a85e...ft.comBusiness school professors’ picksInnovation, brands, strategy, M&A, investment 010
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 11/02/2025www.ft.com/content/5a49...ft.comBusiness school teaching case study: how should solar-panel makers respond to falling prices?China’s Longi was a pioneer. Now commodification is forcing a dilemma over how to expand 021
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 10/02/2025www.ft.com/content/7f42...ft.comUS business schools brace for the second Trump termAcademics are awaiting the presidential stance on topics from visas to ESG and diversity 010
Andrew Jack @ajack1.bsky.social · 08/02/2025The latest squeeze on US universities www.ft.com/content/028b...ft.comScientists warn Trump’s $4bn funding cuts will harm US medical researchAcademics say the move imperils scientific progress and helps America’s rivals 010
Reposted by Andrew JackAl Monteith @almonteith.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I'm keen to connect into conversations, research and thinking on AI use in education, both good and bad. Any suggestions on who to follow, feeds etc on here? Thanks #edusky 211
Reposted by Andrew JackAl Monteith @almonteith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Really interesting read for #geographyteacher on inequality: 'If you’re under 45, your life chances and opportunities are increasingly determined by your access to the Bank of Mum and Dad, not by what you earn or learn.' on.ft.com/3ZimMqq via @FTon.ft.comHow the Bank of Mum and Dad reshaped the British economyParental support has effects well beyond getting on the housing ladder 031
Reposted by Andrew JackRichard Allaway @richardallaway.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Useful #IBGeog article from the @financialtimes.com for Leisure, tourism and sport. www.ft.com/content/235c...ft.comIB Geography class. No mojitos and no lights: Cuba’s tourism industry fights losing battleLeisure, Tourism and Sport 071
Reposted by Andrew JackRichard Allaway @richardallaway.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Useful @financialtimes.com article for #IBGeog Unit 5. www.ft.com/content/b4f9...ft.comIB Geography class: How the car industry is exposed to Donald Trump’s tariffsHuman Development and Diversity 062
Reposted by Andrew JackAl Monteith @almonteith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024FT for Schools have done a great job categorising recently recommended A level articles under topic headings. Mainly based on OCR spec but crossovers with AQA. Useful for students looking to extend their knowledge and all free through the FT Schools scheme. www.ft.com/content/e2d2... #geogchatft.comGeography classRead a selection of FT articles picked by our teacher advisers 142