People with albinism tend to identify with the black rather than the white community. Their physical differences, though, mean they don’t fit into either race group.
Education and awareness about gender identity and sexual orientation are crucial.
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How we calculate university drop-out rates must be amended to reflect the changing cohort of university students, who often dip in and out of study and take longer to complete their degree.
South Africa has 11 official languages. Why do universities only favour two?
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Universities pay too little attention to the knowledge and experiences that students bring to their institutions from different cultures and backgrounds.
Tanzania’s government is spending money on students who don’t exist.
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Tanzania’s government has uncovered evidence of 2 000 “ghost” students who are fraudulently obtaining loans. This costs the country and other students dearly.
In South Africa there’s a value judgment attached to students who take part in universities’ English for Academic Purposes programmes. This shouldn’t be the case.
There is a growing authoritarian impulse in South Africa, including among some student activists.
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Sections of South Africa’s student movements regard transformation as a complete failure. Responding to this perceived failure, some have adopted an anti-democratic stance.
Transforming the curriculum isn’t as simple as replacing some books with others.
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When it comes to accessing online learning materials, university students don’t think much about whether their downloads might amount to piracy or copyright infringement.
Racial tensions are becoming increasingly common among South African university students.
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University students in South Africa tend to fall into a “single story” trap, ignoring other individuals’ experiences to construct an understanding of the country’s political realities.
University protests in South Africa have showed that the countries students are hungry for real change. This desire can be harnessed to create a generation of “citizen scholars”.
Using sign language is just one way for deaf people to communicate. New technology is emerging that helps with learning.
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One South African student’s experience with live captioning technology may be the start of an exciting change for deaf university students who do not use sign language.
Up to 40% of South African university students drop out after their first year.
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