When Mary Beard’s broadcasting career took off in her mid-50s, she became one of Great Britain’s best-known and most beloved academics thanks to her candor, knowledge about the ancient world and ...

Adapting a lecture into a book is difficult. A good lecture, even one that lasts an hour, should only cycle through a single full idea. The lecturer should introduce some supporting concepts, and ...

The academic said she will no longer let the contents of lectures be released ahead of her giving it. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West ...