Affirming that teaching is a science is tantamount to legitimating the forms of violence that are based on the affirmation of “truths”. Instead, it is a coupling of the activities of a subject-learner and a subject-intervener.
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A professor of social work who grew up in foster care shines light on programs meant to help former foster youth make it through college.
Investor Bill Miller’s $75 million gift to the Johns Hopkins philosophy department clashes with conventional wisdom regarding the value studying the humanities today.
Despite good intentions, efforts to hold colleges and universities accountable often miss the mark. The reasons why range from politics to resistance among the institutions themselves.
Theresa May is under pressure to tackle tuition fees after Labour’s pledge to scrap them was highlighted as a key issue for young voters.
By contrast, poor maternity pay leads to an under-representation of women in higher positions and lower salaries.
Controversy ignited when a Florida Gulf Coast University professor began teaching a ‘white racism’ course this year. Ted Thornhill says his course is rooted in a ‘damning body’ of evidence.
3D urban modelling is a transformative technology for designing cities. But incorporating new technologies into planning practice has its challenges.
As a co-founder, and Chief Executive of The Conversation in the UK, Max Landry learned a great deal. He is moving on, but leaves best wishes for the future of a project that remains dear to him.
Amos Tutuola has contributed significantly to the resilience of ways of life and worldviews that could easily have disappeared under the weight of colonialism, globalisation and the market economy.
Southeast Asian countires have a goal to integrate their higher education network to give young generations a truly regional experience. Is it possible?
The number of colleges that have test-optional admissions policies has now surpassed 1,000. An admissions specialist explains why that milestone is a welcome one.
Artificial intelligence and automation are bringing changes to higher education that will challenge, and may even threaten, traditional universities.
The Office for Students hasn’t even started work yet, but is already under fire for its board appointment of Toby Young.
Some thought technology would make braille redundant – but the real threat is a lack of education and resources.
The year 2017 is finally coming to an end, so here’s a wrap of our coverage for the year, with bonus quiz!
The cuts to higher education funding are more about making savings than improving higher education, and would be extremely hard to change in the future.
The improvements in the government’s debt position are entirely because of revisions in economic assumptions, not fantastic fiscal management.
The government hasn’t abandoned its jobs and growth mantra in the budget update and remains optimistic despite lower growth and wages forecasts.
Students should consider all their options and remember the ATAR is just one measure that doesn’t necessarily dictate how well they will do in future.
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