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The mental health impact of the pandemic has not affected everyone equally. An equitable approach to mental health promotion, prevention and treatment can help ensure equitable access to services.
Most tech sector firms are stuck in a low- inclusion rut, and a disturbing set of firms are moving backward. A handful of firms, however, demonstrate that diversity now is possible.
Miranda’s role as the anxious, fumbling white woman is disappointing. Some might find that Miranda is a reflection of the anxiety and fear that white women experience.
Wind and solar developers have to woo investors before they can get the tax credits they’re entitled to.
At the last election, Labor and the Coalition offered very different policies on university funding. Not so this time round, but the current flawed funding system could be improved further.
Smart cities’ focus on technology has made the digital divide worse, not better. The new infrastructure law could change that.
A more accessible world for disabled people begins with better design – listening to disabled people themselves is the key.
Even before the pandemic, access to arts programs and qualified instructors varied greatly among schools and districts.
The Biden administration is proposing a big increase in offshore wind power. A former state official explains how regulators find the best sites and balance competing interests.
Major international donors, including the US and UK, are pledging to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, but they aren’t making the equivalent cuts at home.
America’s public schools, which are over 40 years old on average, are not equipped to handle rising temperatures due to climate change, a new study reveals.
Universities can ensure students in all disciplines are learning how to contribute to a world that they and future generations want to live in.
Scientists and local communities can work together to design interactive play spaces that build math and literacy skills.
Gifted education has long faced accusations of being elitist and excluding students of color. Will new changes prepare more students for elite colleges, or will they water down current curriculums?
The pandemic offered a tantalizing look at city life with fewer cars in the picture. But with traffic rebounding, there’s limited time to lock in policies that make streets more people-friendly.
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.
The mental health crisis occurring in tandem with COVID-19 has stressed resources and stretched service waitlists into years. There is an urgent need for prevention strategies, not just treatment.
To remove the burden of responsibility, everyone must take over some of the work that diverse communities have been doing to combat prejudice and fear for decades.
India and South Africa are pressing the World Trade Organization to waive patent rights to help ramp up vaccine production. There’s a better solution.
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Teaching and Leadership, University of North Dakota
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Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher & Adult Education, Ontario Institute, University of Toronto
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Special Adviser to the President, EDID (Curriculum Transformation) and Professor, School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies, University of Alabama
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Adjunct Lecturer in Urban Studies, The New School
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Health Policy and Systems Researcher, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Education Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economic Geography, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Health Equity, Stretton Health Equity, School of Public Health, Adelaide University
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Professor of Economics, RMIT University