US parents flex power in campus confrontations
While administrators, faculty, students and police get main attention in protests, those paying the bills – especially in wealthier families – pursue more decisive roles
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Academic staff in Australia reach record levels post-pandemic
Department of Education says data shows return to the pattern of consistent growth observed before Covid-19
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The Gaza protests should be about teachable moments, not shutdowns
There is ample opportunity to educate students about the nuances of history, ethics and economics. Why aren’t universities doing so, asks Harvey Graff
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New Cape Town vice-chancellor promises ‘stable leadership’
Mosa Moshabela says he will seek to learn from the challenges faced by his predecessors
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Australian student surveys survive budget razor
‘Good data means better policy’, educationalists stress
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Vote of no confidence in Surrey leadership over job cuts
Surrey was one of only a handful of UK institutions that was found to have a negative flow of cash in its 2021-22 financial statements
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Phillipson says raising fees ‘unpalatable’ but won’t rule it out
Shadow education secretary puts focus on tweaking student finance and encouraging knowledge exchange as election looms
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US Republicans get harder pushback over free speech and Gaza
As politicians stage another public hearing to shame academia, university leaders display new level of resistance, joined by students at Harvard and California system
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Copenhagen ‘strangling’ university newspaper with proposed cuts
Plans to move University Post to intranet amid cost-cutting criticised by journalists
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China likely to rebuff Taiwanese president’s call for students
Lai Ching-te uses inauguration speech to ask for return of mainland students to island universities but installation accompanied by rising cross-Strait tensions
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Dialogue prevails as Australian campus Gaza protests recede
Emotions and rhetoric run high, but student campers are packing up
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Australia’s new regulator needs to focus on equity and prosperity
ATEC must work to ensure that under-represented groups aren’t cut adrift from the knowledge economy just as it moves up a gear, says Shamit Saggar
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Police arrest 16 as pro-Palestinian sit-in cleared at Oxford
Members of Oxford Action for Palestine accessed office of vice-chancellor Irene Tracey
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Graduate route spared as UK announces new student visa rules
Key post-study work rights to be kept under review but reprieve puts off any changes at least until after coming general election
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23 May 2024 digital edition
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