Education Minister Jason Clare with members of the Universities Accord panel. Fiona Nash (L) and panel chair Mary O'Kane (R).
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Education Minister Jason Clare has released the terms of reference for the broadest review of higher education in Australia since 2008.
The cost of assessment prevents some students, who self-identify as having a disability, from pursuing an assessment and diagnosis that would allow them to claim formal accommodations.
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A survey of disabled students found that some university accommodations they value became more widespread in the pandemic, like flexible course deadlines.
Canada’s Latinx community is growing fast. That signals a greater need for Latinx studies at Canadian universities.
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As Latin American communities continue to grow, universities must teach students about Latin America and Latinx communities in interdisciplinary ways.
Universities must be the space where meaningful engagement with alternative ways of knowing and generating knowledge can take place.
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Through the Scarborough Charter, many Canadian universities committed to fostering alternative ways of knowing. But more must be done to realize that commitment.
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Applications for student visas are also at record levels, according to the latest data.
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Students reported being less stressed about deadlines, but some staff worry no due dates will increase their workloads.
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An Australian-first study found 16% of surveyed staff at one university experienced food insecurity over the past 12 months.
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A new student contribution system is likely to be part of Labor’s promised Universities Accord.
Overhauling approaches to student participation in university governance is one way universities can help revitalize the democracy we want.
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Universities should look to democratic innovations seen in society like ‘mini publics’ where citizens deliberate about critical issues in representative forums.
Do students’ views of people with different beliefs really change on campus?
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College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
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The good news? Jobs are now less likely to be segregated by gender. Yet even now, some professions remain 99% male and 97% female.
Collaboration and co-ordination between multiple perspectives is a key part of successful innovation.
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If post-secondary institutions want to continue to play a key role in innovation and entrepreneurship, they must transform for the better.
Involving social sector organizations in students’ experiential learning allows students to develop important skills, and this can also serve as a community engagement and capacity-building strategy.
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Internships and work-integrated learning for social sciences and humanities students can be part of how post-secondary institutions increase their capacities to contribute to social innovation.
Graduation is less likely for students at less selective schools.
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America’s selective colleges and universities become less diverse if the Supreme Court shoots down affirmative action in higher education, an expert on the subject warns.
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Evidence-based tips from an economist and a behavioural scientist.
Blended learning helps students learn to use new technologies so they can critically integrate and construct new knowledge while communicating in an increasingly digital society.
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Teaching approaches should be rooted in learning objectives or students’ experiences, and these considerations aren’t the same as whether course components are online or in-person.
The library at the Barockhaus Museum in Görlitz, Germany. Libraries play a vital role in preserving texts and challenging disinformation.
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Libraries play a crucial role in preserving texts, even controversial ones. They are responsible for teaching people how to evaluate the credibility and validity of information.
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Nigeria’s lecturers’ strike raises fundamental questions about how Nigerian universities are run and funded.
The ‘othering’ of women through misogyny, racism and sexism in scholarship has had, and continues to have, serious consequences on women’s lives.
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Women’s studies programs should continue to be supported to ensure the fight for women’s rights are not reversed or forgotten.
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Nigeria’s public university system has lost about 57 months to industrial action since 1999. This has implications for the future workforce.