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Ten steps to student equity and success now
The inaugural Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) Student Equity Symposium took place over 21-22 May …
Budget 2024: The government must support universities, students – and research
This is the third in a series of posts on the 2024 Budget. Today: higher education by the …
Graduate employment: Right now, the ‘fair-go’ isn’t fair enough
A cornerstone of Australian values is the idea of a ‘fair go’: equality of opportunity regardless of personal circumstances. However, when it comes to higher education, decades of equity data reveal how university systems have failed to ensure this ‘fair go’. Nowhere is this more noted than in relation to gaining employment post-graduation. Getting a …
Want fairness at uni now? There’s one crucial thing the minister forgot
Quality of higher education, equity of participation and access are front and centre in the new Universities Accord …
Refugee Week: Why universities could – and how they should – offer refuge
Every year, a fraction of the world’s forcibly-displaced people get the opportunity to resettle in one of the main refugee-resettling countries, including Australia. Refugees escape war and violence and search for a place to rebuild their lives. Access to and success in higher education supports refugee integration. However, while access to higher education is around …
What happens now to students who are first-in-family to go to university?
Students who are the first in their family to attend university remain severely under-represented, despite policy efforts to …
Education: the five concerns we should debate right now
Meghan Stacey on the trouble with teaching Deb Hayes on making school systems more equitable. Phillip Dawson on how we should treat ChatGPT. Sarah O’Shea on widening participation at university. Scott Eacott on the Productivity Commission’s review of the National School Reform Agreement. The trouble with teaching by Meghan Stacey Last year was a big …
We asked academics to be real about work. Here are our new findings
My children were two and three years old in March of 2020 when Sydney went into its first COVID-19 lockdown. At the time, I was in an education-focussed leadership role but also still teaching and conducting research. I was supporting my colleagues as they pivoted to online learning at the same time as helping implement …
O’Shea: All I want for higher education now and tomorrow
Fresh from delivering a widely-applauded keynote at this year’s HERDSA conference, “Fragility or tenacity? Equity and participation in …
Is this now the Federal government’s most bone-headed idea ever?
Apparently international PhD students in Australia now have to seek ministerial approval to change their thesis topic or …