Hungry students offer food for thought for diversification efforts
US universities must think harder about how to make the poorer students they admit feel like full community members, says Anthony Abraham Jack
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International higher education’s borders are impassable to the poor
The difficulties even of obtaining a scholarship to study in the West amount to systemic exclusion, says Rudrani Dasgupta
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University life: From 50 years ago to now
Although the purpose of universities has remained roughly the same, the way students experience it has changed drastically over 50 years. Here’s a little trip down memory lane to see how
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The week of no wi-fi: how technical trauma hit one university
Amherst students incredulous about going for days without services they consider absolute necessities
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Australian opposition sets terms of post-secondary review
Labor has made an ‘unequivocal commitment’ to restore uncapped funding, vice-chancellors say
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UCU needs ‘honest conversation’ about low turnout in strike ballot
Failure to reach 50 per cent turnout threshold on pay ballot and exit of leader Sally Hunt must open the door for debate on future, union leaders agree
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Australian universities ‘should not apologise’ for foreign recruitment
‘Why is being incredibly successful a problem?’ asks Universities Australia chair Margaret Gardner
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Mexican president pushes on with compulsory higher education plan
Andres Manuel López Obrador’s controversial proposal could force lawmakers to reconsider the legal age of adulthood
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Can quality drive realise dream of pan-African higher education?
New standards and guidelines for quality assurance in Africa aim to drive up standards on the continent, but can they overcome divisions in language, national politics and bureaucratic red tape?
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Universities need to better communicate the value of the student experience
As the cost of higher education rises, the onus is on universities to show their community that they are using public and private investments effectively, says Liz Bromley
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THE Podcast: Are universities equipped to meet the digital literacy gap?
Two experts in higher education teaching and learning weigh in
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UQ senate green-lights Western civilisation negotiations
Governing body neglecting its responsibilities, says union branch president and former senate member
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Study finds one in three Australian students do work experience
Separate survey uncovers widespread opposition to recent research funding cuts
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Tanja Bueltmann: thick-skinned in fight for EU citizens’ rights
Northumbria historian discusses how her research has informed her advocacy and the abuse she has suffered for her campaigning
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Polish higher education reforms ‘emulate Anglo-Saxon model’
Deputy minister says new law will open universities ‘to the needs of the people’, after it sparked mass student protests