For many people, universities remain institutions embodying past imperial practices. Universities have an important role to play in society, and they must do so with society.
A Mitchell Institute report has estimated the proportion of international students in various Australian suburbs, and how much they contribute to the local economy.
Uriah Davis, left, a graduate student at Oklahoma State University, spoke to Police Chief Jeff Watts outside the Stillwater Police Department in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on June 3, 2020.
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Opening colleges and universities for in-person instruction this fall could be risky, but so could going online. A higher education funding expert explains why.
Education should equip people not just with specific skills, but also with the knowledge they need to be citizens, and for occupations in which they can develop across the course of their lives.
Research shows few differences in academic outcomes between online and face-to-face university courses. A professor who’s been teaching online for years offers advice on good online courses.
Mikey Williams dribbles through a crowd during the Pangos All-American Camp on June 2, 2019 at Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA.
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When Mikey Williams, one of the nation’s top high school basketball players, announced that he was thinking about going to a historically black college, the college basketball world paid attention.
Smoke haze in Canberra city centre, January 5, 2020.
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Universities can only credibly claim to be preparing young people for their futures if they take into account the kind of world they are helping to bring about.
The benefits of online learning include accessibility and a personalised approach.
Universities’ funding can’t be judged against metrics such as student employment or salary outcomes over which universities have little control.
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Josè Frantz, University of the Western Cape; Erica Munnik, University of the Western Cape et Mario Smith, University of the Western Cape
Changes in South Africa’s higher education sector have increased the number and intensity of roles academics take on. This has led to a spike in workload and associated stress.
Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
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While there is great potential for online higher education to reach many people, caution needs to be paid if online education is to live up to the hype.
The National Tertiary Education Union has agreed to a deal with universities that aims to save at least 12,000 jobs. But universities aren’t obliged to sign up.
Hundreds of casual academics have lost work in the COVID-19 crisis. They make up the majority of the teaching workforce at universities but they don’t quality for any government assistance.
John Stanwick, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER); Cameron Forrest, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) et Emerick Chew, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
There are five transitions young people aged 16-25 make between school and employment. Most involve some vocational education and training. Some involve university and others no education at all.