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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
October 20, 6:10 PM
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Once complete, the new UNSW campus will be an education hub for thousands of students and staff, and is expected to provide a much-needed injection to the city's economy.
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Peter Mellow
October 19, 10:10 PM
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Shutting out China’s best minds will only push them into a homegrown Chinese research ecosystem that is eclipsing American universities.
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Peter Mellow
October 8, 11:04 PM
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Times Higher Eduction ranks university as 37th in the world, with five other Australian schools in top 100
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Peter Mellow
October 4, 7:52 PM
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The free-speech provisions of the so-called compact are an exercise in contradiction.
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Peter Mellow
September 29, 6:39 PM
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Students and experts are calling for fundamental reform of the VCE, arguing it’s no longer fit for purpose.
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Peter Mellow
September 20, 12:19 AM
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College is not just about transmitting knowledge—it’s also about learning and practicing the skills that connect us to one another.
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Peter Mellow
September 19, 11:58 PM
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The bipartisan committee’s advice about executive pay and transparency measures come after several high-profile controversies at Australian universities.
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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
October 22, 5:31 PM
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Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says, ‘if you don’t think there are challenges in university governance, you’ve been living under a rock’.
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Peter Mellow
October 20, 6:06 PM
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At Arizona State University, residents pay about $500,000 in entrance fees to live on campus and take classes alongside undergraduates.
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Peter Mellow
October 14, 6:00 PM
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A student threatened to come to the teacher’s house and rape her. He was not suspended.
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Peter Mellow
October 6, 5:43 PM
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A new report follows the lives of around 1,700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the largest study of its kind.
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Peter Mellow
October 4, 7:52 PM
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Prestige isn’t permanent.
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Peter Mellow
September 20, 12:24 AM
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University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten has called for a “fundamental re-imagining” of Australia’s universities
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Peter Mellow
September 20, 12:10 AM
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Australia’s forlorn tertiary education system needs a massive overhaul, as do the people running it.
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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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