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.
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A winning medical school application requires stories about observing clinical care. But applicants’ quests to get clinical experiences have unintended and surprisingly far-reaching consequences.
Despite what’s happening on the most prestigious campuses, fewer than a third of presidents at American colleges and universities are women.
Post-secondary student input about ChatGPT and other AI matters not only for accountability, but also as a savvy way to strategize about the future of higher education.
Ghanaian traditional gender norms are the main barrier to Ghanaian women pursuing academic careers.
Despite the high numbers of casual academic staff in Australia, surprisingly little research has been done on their working conditions and experiences.
Otago University has followed Massey in aspiring to be a “Tiriti-led” institution. But this implies being on the Crown side of the partnership – which is not where a university should be.
Ontario’s changed university funding formula, which forces institutions to rely on high student tuition for niche programs, is putting some northern institutions in precarious financial situations.
Maintaining a functional and lively civil society in Ukraine is crucial to keeping supplies moving and keeping up the morale of the country.
South Asian students make up more that 30% of international students in Australia. In a new study, they say career support is geared towards domestic students.
What are the two sides seeking from Albanese’s visit, and what does it mean for Australia-India relations?
Season four of You delves into the misogyny and monstrous behaviour that can lurk beyond university facades.
Boosting efforts to tackle sexual violence in Indonesian universities requires initiatives from higher education institutions, decisive actions at the state level and activism at the grassroots level.
A national framework to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence at post-secondary institutions includes a tool to guide responses to victims, alleged perpetrators and the community.
Understanding complex and contextual differences in grading across cultures and countries is important. Only in doing so can we interpret student achievement based on grades in a fair and valid way.
We ought to want student essays to reflect understanding, judgment and caring, something beyond ChatGPT.
Some fear ChatGPT will increase student cheating. But education academics say it can also save time preparing lessons and create new opportunities for learning.
Educators need to carefully consider ChatGPT and issues of academic integrity to move toward an assessment system that leverages AI tools.
Three decades of efforts to improve equal access to university have not worked. A new book, based on ten years of research, aims to look beyond narrow, impersonal definitions of ‘equity’.
On Wednesday, a discussion paper was launched, calling for ‘big ideas’ about Australia’s higher education sector.
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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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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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies, Monash University
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Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
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Professor of Higher Education, Rhodes University, South Africa, Rhodes University
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Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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