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In the latest higher education funding freeze: sacrificing the arts for STEM subjects makes no sense.
Cancel culture leads to educational detriments that can harm democracy.
College athletes have made substantial progress in being able to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness − except in one realm.
Research finds international students value the opportunity to come and live in Australia over the academic prestige of our universities.
The legalization and ease of online sports betting is fueling a rise in gambling disorders among young people.
A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
As the use of AI grows, so too will the advice clients seek on AI-related legal issues.
Education experts call it ‘grade inflation’. This comes amid reports of more high distinctions being awarded at some Australian universities.
Canada’s international student cap threatens inclusion in higher education, but social financing — a way for private capital to address social issues — can address this issue.
Learning how to produce polished prose can greatly enhance your value on the job.
9 Black women who were working on or recently earned their PhDs told a researcher they felt isolated and shut out.
Students are provided the opportunity to use America’s national parks as case studies for environmental issues and tough conversations in this course.
It is in three core approaches to delivering value to readers that I find a definition of ‘academic journalism’.
There should be a standard policy across all South African universities related to recognition of prior learning as a criterion for entrance.
As the share of adults age 60 and older grows globally, age-friendly universities offer social connection, continued learning and better health.
The accord calls for meaningful steps to increase the numbers of Indigenous graduates and Indigenous leaders in higher education. In a post-referendum Australia, this is more important than ever.
State and federal education ministers have agreed university offers should not be made to Year 12 students before September this year. Previously they have been made as early as March.
The push to increase enrolments to 1.8 million by 2050 comes at a time when classes are heading online. This makes it harder to foster a vital sense of belonging for students.
The Universities Accord final report makes recommendations that could significantly change what many Australian students pay for their higher education.
Top contributors
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Higher Education, UCL
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University & Visiting Research Professor in Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Rhodes University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at San Antonio
