Topic: International issues
Online learning during COVID-19: 8 ways universities can improve equity and access
Many factors contributed to students’ need for personalized accommodation and support to achieve academically during rapid transitions online due to the COVID-19 […]
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Stop telling students to study STEM instead of humanities for the post-coronavirus world
Australia’s move to increase fees for some university humanities courses reflects global trends towards market-friendly education that overlook what’s needed for human […]
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Ethical challenges loom over decisions to resume in-person college classes
It’s hard to social distance on campus. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer By early July, about 80% of U.S. campuses were planning to resume […]
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Canada’s high schools are underfunded and turning to international tuition to help
Protesters join a demonstration organized by teachers’ unions outside the Ontario Legislature, in Toronto, as four unions hold a province-wide education strike […]
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Academic freedom is under threat around the world – here’s how to defend it
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. shutterstock/Piotr Wawrzyniuk Academic freedom is at the heart of successful universities. UNESCO defines it as the right “to […]
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Academic mentorship, International issues, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees
The importance of supporting international students with financial literacy education
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has indicated that financial knowledge is a central life skill for participation in modern […]
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Universities need to rein in academic air travel and greenhouse gases
Researchers are keen to travel abroad but air transport makes a significant contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. (Shutterstock) A recent article […]
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Government funding in Australia will be tied to university performance from 2020: what does this mean, and what are the challenges?
“Buildings at University of Sydney – 9”by Ameel Khan is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Education minister Dan Tehan met with university […]
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International issues, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission
Shifting priorities in the new university
The image of universities composed of mostly full-time tenured professors is long out-of-date. Half of all undergraduate students in Canada, as in […]
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Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?
Casual academics provide flexibility for universities at a time when student numbers are uncertain. from shutterstock.com More Australian universities are relying on […]
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