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In Southeast Asia like in many other developing regions, a large segment of the population don't have access to the Internet and electronic devices.
Learning over the internet is not a simple replacement for face-to-face teaching.
A former education secretary says universities need to choose between being "engines for equality" or "engines of inequality".
Gentrification often leads to the eviction of poor and largely racialized populations. When a university campus drives the change, they can choose to do something about it.
Academics report feeling unhappy and isolated in their current work culture.
Working-class academics can play a key role in boosting student diversity.
Philanthropy is an increasingly significant source of revenue for universities, but the majority of donations go to five big universities.
An economics professor investigates why college men are more likely to push back when they don't get the grades they want.
New research shows that low-income students who qualify for the federal Pell Grant tend to go to non-selective colleges – and why that hurts their chances of graduation.
Monash will be the first foreign university to open a branch campus in Indonesia. However, academics are divided on how the planned campus will impact the country's higher education sector.
This Valentine's Day, a researcher reveals some insights after conducting interviews with young university undergrads to explore their sex lives, dating and intimacy.
Over the past 30 years China has turned into a major study-abroad hotspot for thousands of African students.
To confront colonialism, universities must open their archives and let communities see their pasts, eugenics and all.
The British Honours system and its link to empire is outdated and inappropriate, it must change.
A history of Jawaharlal Nehru University, and why its students are fighting to protect the radical roots of its founding ethos.
Slated for operations in 2020, Indonesia's new international Islamic university aims to become a 'middle ground' Islamic institution through leveraging Indonesia's unique culture of moderate Islam.
Despite the headlines, the biggest concerns of students on college campuses are not politics, discrimination or free expression.
The survival of Ontario student associations, and the services they provide, depends on whether the government finds a way to lawfully implement its Student Choice Initiative after a legal defeat.
Despite laws that prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities, very few universities in Indonesia have dedicated units that provide special needs services.
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Researcher in Higher Education Policy, University of Leeds
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Gavin Moodie is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct professor, RMIT University
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Professor of International Higher Education, UCL
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Director, Office of Planning and Strategic Management, Australian Catholic University
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Visiting Professor, School of Management, University of Bath
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Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research, La Trobe University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne
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Associate Director Student Experience, Monash University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne CSHE, University of Melbourne
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
