South Africa students are protesting and have brought university campuses to a stand still. This could have been avoided.
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Food insecurity among students can impair academic performance or even lead to some dropping out.
Formal, accessible academic advice systems can help university graduation rates.
Social class plays a huge role in people’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education.
The ministerial task team’s report presents a jaundiced view of an important organisation that’s opened the doors of higher education to many who would otherwise have been closed out.
South Africa’s 2016 medium term budget was awaited with bated breath amid rising political tensions, increasingly violent student protests and the threat of a credit downgrade.
There has been a great deal of research, planning and talking to come up with solutions to South Africa’s higher education funding crisis. Some of these plans must now be put into action.
Many young academics and those who might be considering an academic career will be horrified by what’s unfolding at South Africa’s institution. Will bright minds be lost?
A “buy now, pay later” model is well suited to financing higher education. Commercial bank loans are not viable. Government-backed loans with income-contingent repayment are the fair solution.
South Africa’s universities have been told to set their own fee increases for 2017. That’s good news for institutions, but it hasn’t been well-received by many students.
The huge problem of youth unemployment in South Africa appears to be getting worse. New research will hopefully amplify their voices and inform more realistic interventions to combat the monster.
Student funding processes must be opened up to public scrutiny and participation if they’re to succeed.
Financial access dominated discussions at the 2015 South Africa’s higher education summit. It was a chance for leaders to act – but they didn’t.
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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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Professor, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in International Education, University of Sussex
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PhD Candidate, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, UCT School of Economics; South African Reserve Bank Research Chair in Financial Stability Studies, University of Cape Town
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Senior Researcher in Labour Studies and Education, University of Johannesburg
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Director of the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation and Associate Professor of Education, University of Johannesburg
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Researcher, Social Sciences, University of Fort Hare
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Social economy research manager, Intellidex and research associate, UJ, University of Johannesburg
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Research Associate in Higher Education Policy and Planning, Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Education, Postgraduate School, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer (Genetics), University of Pretoria
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Department Head and Professor, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
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Senior lecturer, sociology, University of Johannesburg
