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Peter Mellow
February 2, 2016 4:33 PM
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Troubled times call for strong leaders – so with tough challenges ahead, higher education needs to be looking forward
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Peter Mellow
September 11, 7:26 PM
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With the university sector in crisis, thousands face losing their jobs as unions blame poor management and students say they've lost hope.
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Peter Mellow
September 4, 7:02 PM
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While some argue they encourage a sense of belonging and school spirit, others believe school uniforms are restrictive, expensive and outdated in a neurodivergent, gender-diverse world.
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Peter Mellow
September 1, 8:10 PM
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Across the board universities are under immense pressure. But if cracks in the system are so widespread, how hard should we be fighting to save them?
Right now, there's a fierce debate about what universities are for. Are they just factories for job-ready graduates? Or should they also be breeding grounds for big ideas, for curiosity, for critical thinking
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Peter Mellow
August 26, 8:19 PM
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The University of Sydney will pilot a new student evaluation system this semester, but academics are worried women and cultural minorities will be unfairly marked.
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Peter Mellow
August 25, 6:07 PM
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Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally.
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Peter Mellow
August 11, 8:18 PM
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Institution’s second volume of truth-telling reveals a process of reconciliation that has been ‘imperfect, overdue and then often painfully slow, but marked by stories of courage and hope’
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Peter Mellow
August 10, 9:34 PM
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Foreign student places are to increase by 25,000 next year. Is this the end of the contentious debate over higher education?
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Peter Mellow
August 6, 8:22 PM
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Facing spiralling debt and dwindling enrolments, some institutions will struggle to stay viable, a new report warns.
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Peter Mellow
August 5, 6:55 PM
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Afghanistan remains the only country in the world that prohibits girls and women from getting general education at secondary and higher levels.
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Peter Mellow
July 21, 6:49 PM
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Now is the perfect time to look with clear eyes at the goals, accomplishments, and failures of higher education.
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Peter Mellow
July 8, 6:26 PM
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Universities have relied on expert knowledge being scarce, but AI is changing that. Tuition now needs to focus on human skills that machines still struggle to copy.
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Peter Mellow
June 18, 7:12 PM
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Twenty-five Australian universities dropped in rank this year, and face growing competition from other Asia-Pacific countries.
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Peter Mellow
September 14, 9:38 PM
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It’s not every day that the students and staff of a university succeed in forcing a vice-chancellor from office — that’s what happened last week at ANU, but why did change take so long when it was clearly necessary?
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Peter Mellow
September 5, 9:31 PM
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It’s been decades since parasitic consultancies began advising our tertiary institutions, at exorbitant cost
Students in Adelaide have been protesting to keep face-to-face lectures. But many students today work or live far from campus – making old-school lectures tricky.
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Peter Mellow
August 30, 9:37 PM
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, taking stock of the miracle in New Orleans schools.
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Peter Mellow
August 26, 8:15 PM
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Why it matters that the University of Chicago is pausing admissions to doctoral programs in literature, philosophy, the arts, and languages
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Peter Mellow
August 24, 6:27 PM
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Students unhappy about lack of course choice and flexibility, as they await clarification about which subjects will move online
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Peter Mellow
August 10, 10:20 PM
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One of Australia's major universities has suffered a data breach that exposed the password information of thousands of staff and students.
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Peter Mellow
August 10, 7:29 PM
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Measures intended to punish elite universities are inflicting collateral damage on the nation’s two-year colleges, which educate 40 percent of all undergraduates.
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Peter Mellow
August 5, 7:11 PM
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Three Opinion writers debate whether universities should make a deal with the administration.
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Peter Mellow
July 25, 8:17 PM
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Harvard president Alan Garber, an economist and doctor, is battling the White House in court on behalf of all higher education.
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Peter Mellow
July 9, 6:34 PM
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We live in momentous times. History podcasts and books are more popular than ever. So why is academic history in crisis?
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Peter Mellow
June 27, 9:44 PM
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Neither side of politics is giving universities the love they need, but the unis need to smarten up – for all our sakes.
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Peter Mellow
June 8, 7:50 PM
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A school founded by George Soros fled Hungary after it was targeted by an authoritarian leader. Academics at the school say President Trump is using a similar playbook against Harvard.
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