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The quality of public debate over free speech in higher education matters. And the debate right now gets the facts all wrong.
A new survey has found the financial burden of work placements on students can be crippling.
Decades of research shows how the higher education system has failed to give Australians a “fair go”. How can we move from good intentions to long-overdue change?
Sudan’s university students have played a key role in liberation struggles.
‘Affinity’ graduations have drawn the scorn of some conservatives, but research suggests they serve a vital function for students of color.
Students understand there are limitations with ChatGPT, but they know it will have a huge impact on their careers.
New research highlights how a stable academic career is almost impossible to secure.
Why is there such a great discrepancy between what scholars of education have been telling us and what happens in the classroom?
The growing number of temporary migrants in Australia is a by-product of the boom in international students.
The number of students studying languages in UK universities has plummeted in recent years but some creative thinking may help to reverse that trend.
Teaching has long been treated as the poor cousin of higher education. The Universities Accord has the opportunity to change this.
A multi-rate student contribution system could make average student debt repayment times similar across different courses.
Our higher education system has served Australia well over the past 30 years. But it is not fit for the rapid pace of change the world will be see over the coming decades.
Washington isn’t a state that typically comes to mind in discussions about student-led protests from the Civil Rights Movement. A Black history professor seeks to change that with a new book.
Education Minister Jason Clare has just released a highly anticipated review into how research is funded in Australia.
Oral exams have a history dating back more than 2,000 years – and could once again be a solution for universities to test their students’ knowledge.
Compulsory tests, essays, regular grades and timed exams are considered a given in university life. But the Universities Accord should change this.
The idea a generalist degree just leads to over-qualified graduates serving coffee Reality Bites-style is not only wrong, it is a misguided understanding of what we need from graduates.
A new survey found that many people avoid college due to stress. A course design expert says it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Higher Education, UCL
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
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Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Executive Producer, Social and Political Sciences Program, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle
