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Gaining knowledge is what makes a degree valuable, not graduate salaries or transferable skills

PhotoSky/Shutterstock The unexpected social and economic challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic have given increased urgency to questions about the purposes of […]

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Low funding for universities puts students at risk for cycles of poverty, especially in the wake of COVID-19

Particularly during an economic crisis, graduating from university should not sentence students to a lifetime of debt. (Shutterstock) Postsecondary education has consistently […]

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Renowned educator Paulo Freire would have questioned how we are schooling our kids in the age of COVID-19

The late education philosopher Paulo Freire would have argued that online schooling further entitles those in positions of power. Nefandisimo, CC BY-SA […]

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How COVID is widening the academic gender divide in Australia

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 […]

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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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“Mind the gap”: The four modes of successful online teaching

Dianne Conrad

This the final article in a three-part series. Read parts one and two. At the end of part two, I promised a […]

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

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

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“Mind the gap”: The enormity of change in the transition to online learning

Dianne Conrad

This the second of a three-part series. Read parts one and three. The enormity of change Change is difficult. It is threatening […]

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“Mind the gap”: Critical insights on the urgent transition to online learning in a time of crisis

Dianne Conrad

This the first of a three-part series. Read parts two and three. Amidst 2020’s pandemic, a great shift is taking place. It […]

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