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5 days ago
Universities need more Marcus Aurelius and less Alexander the Great
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Scotsman is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 11 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Universities need more Marcus Aurelius and less Alexander the Great”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The present crisis in higher education suggests the sector has “spent too long rewarding conquerors and too little time valuing custodians”, writes
The ScotsmanRead at The Scotsman
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Universities need more Marcus Aurelius and less Alexander the Great
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- The Scotsman