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Equity and social justice, Funding, Journals and publishing, Research and innovation

How COVID is widening the academic gender divide in Australia

Kirsty Duncanson, La Trobe University; Natasha Weir, La Trobe University; Pavithra Siriwardhane, RMIT University, and Tehmina Khan, RMIT University

Charles Deluvio/Unsplash From the first rumblings of its spread, COVID-19’s impact on women academics was immediate. In a sign of the gendered […]

Equity and social justice, International issues, Online education

Online learning during COVID-19: 8 ways universities can improve equity and access

Nadia Naffi, Université Laval; Ann-Louise Davidson, Concordia University; Azeneth Patino, Université Laval; Brian Beatty, San Francisco State University; Edem Gbetoglo, Université Laval, and Nathalie Duponsel, Concordia University

Many factors contributed to students’ need for personalized accommodation and support to achieve academically during rapid transitions online due to the COVID-19 […]

International issues, Performance assessment, Universities and the academic mission

Stop telling students to study STEM instead of humanities for the post-coronavirus world

Alan Sears, University of New Brunswick and Penney Clark, University of British Columbia

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 […]

Health and safety, Students

COVID-19 outbreaks at universities: Students need safe places to socialize, not partying bans

Leo Erlikhman, Queen's University, Ontario

COVID-19 has not influenced a change in some students’ partying behaviors. Here, two young people talk at a bar in Marseille, France, […]

Equity and social justice, Online education, Students

5 tips on how unis can do more to design online learning that works for all students

Erin Leif, Monash University; Christine Grové, Monash University; Laura Alfrey, Monash University; Stella Laletas, Monash University, and Umesh Sharma, Monash University

Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a rapid shift to online learning at all Australian universities. This presents unique opportunities for both […]

Equity and social justice, Health and safety

How coronavirus highlights the everyday challenges of people with learning disabilities

Ruth Northway, University of South Wales

Shutterstock/Suzanne Tucker Certain groups in society are often labelled as “vulnerable”. If you belong to one of these groups – as an […]

Arts and culture, Students, Universities and the academic mission

Ethnic diversity on campus helps break down stereotypes

Miguel R. Ramos, University of Birmingham; Susan Fiske, Princeton University, and Xuechunzi Bai, Princeton University

Students who attend racially diverse colleges benefit socially. FatCamera/GettyImages The big idea When students attend ethnically diverse colleges, their enriched experience transforms […]

Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

5 ways university education is being reimagined in response to COVID-19

Ishwar K. Puri, McMaster University

Immersive and collaborative lab experiences are now possible online, and in the future they will complement in-person lab work. (Shuttterstock) With the […]

Equity and social justice, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

‘How to live in a pandemic’ is the type of university class we need during COVID-19

Andrea Charise, University of Toronto; Ghazal Fazli, University of Toronto; Jessica Fields, University of Toronto; Laura Bisaillon, University of Toronto, and Nicholas D. Spence, University of Toronto

Health is a complex issue that requires an interdisciplinary approach to study and teach. (Shutterstock) Currently, we are all bombarded with headlines […]

Equity and social justice, Politics, Students

What will student protests look like when classes are online?

Johnathan Flowers, Worcester State University; April Logan, Salisbury University, and Samuel Abrams, Sarah Lawrence College

This fall will see a change in the ways college students participate in campus activism, experts suggest. Maddie Meyer / Staff/GettyImages Editor’s […]

How COVID is widening the academic gender divide in Australia

Online learning during COVID-19: 8 ways universities can improve equity and access

Stop telling students to study STEM instead of humanities for the post-coronavirus world

COVID-19 outbreaks at universities: Students need safe places to socialize, not partying bans

5 tips on how unis can do more to design online learning that works for all students

How coronavirus highlights the everyday challenges of people with learning disabilities

Ethnic diversity on campus helps break down stereotypes

5 ways university education is being reimagined in response to COVID-19

‘How to live in a pandemic’ is the type of university class we need during COVID-19

What will student protests look like when classes are online?

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