Employability ‘mantra’ supplanting higher education’s ‘inner core’ Focus on jobs and commercialisation inconsistent with sector’s ‘intrinsic purposes’, says Simon Marginson John Ross 3月 27日
Foreign students left to ‘figure out’ employment scene As Australia pins workforce hopes on generous post-study work rights, research suggests universities must improve careers services John Ross 3月 23日
Australia student debt relief proposals ‘regressive’ Freezing graduate debt and raising repayment thresholds could disadvantage those who never went to university, Australian departments say John Ross 3月 22日
Carrots rather than sticks in Australian teacher education plan Panel advises against punitive performance funding measures, opting for financial incentives and transparency John Ross 3月 22日
Nine in 10 Australasian students juggling study with paid work Demands of part-time jobs lead some students to settle for lower grades, with balancing commitments now biggest source of stress John Ross 3月 21日
Fears for academia’s ‘peacemaker’ role, as China expertise wanes China studies programmes and language courses are on the decline, just as understanding of the superpower is needed most John Ross 3月 20日
‘Overwhelming support’ for Australian graduate debt relief Broad agreement on the impacts of loan repayment arrangements, but less agreement on the remedies John Ross 3月 16日
Review panel ties casualisation to international student growth Fluctuating foreign fee flows helped fuel Australian sector’s addiction to sessional staff John Ross 3月 15日
‘Fail rule’ spawns ‘rotating’ cohort of vulnerable students Australian move to deny government subsidies to students who bomb out makes things worse for them, and no better for taxpayers John Ross 3月 14日
Indian states blacklisted as Australian visa rejections soar Australian institutions suspend recruitment from India’s north, just as politicians and vice-chancellors launch charm offensive John Ross 3月 13日
Process as irksome as proposal, as Sydney staff strike again Disquiet as sandstone university hires interstate corporate lawyer to bargain on bosses’ behalf John Ross 3月 12日
Melbourne backs ‘yes’ vote in indigenous voice referendum Top-ranked institution joins UNSW, Wollongong and others in expressing support for indigenous voice to Australian parliament John Ross 3月 7日
