The fame game .... Celebrity (original, huh) that examines why certain individuals – Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Jerry Springer, Hitler – make such an impression on the public consciousness. In the book, he also creates two new sub-categories of celebrity: ...
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Arts not just for arts' sake
It may not be the ideal meal ticket, but the arts degree is a pathway to many careers, reports Jeremy Gilling. Question: What do you say to an arts graduate? Answer: Yes, Prime Minister. UQ’s Deanne Gannaway, principal investigator and ...
More »Psychology yet to bridge the cultural divide
Indigenous content and cultural awareness have been part and parcel of teaching and learning in most of the so-called helping professions for some years. But psychology is one discipline that has been slow to catch up.n expression of grief and ...
More »Government response will bring back the snakes: Bradley
The two key structural changes to higher education announced last week by education minister Julia Gillard – a student entitlement funding system and a national regulatory and quality agency – will relieve some of the main “pressure points” in the ...
More »Carr pours water on Bradley’s broad-research universities
The government is unlikely to accept the Bradley panel’s finding that universities must conduct research in all broad fields in which they teach, innovation minister Kim Carr revealed last week. And he revived talk about mission-based compacts and a “hubs-and-spokes” ...
More »Come together: Gillard makes marriage of incompatible couple
“Like an Apple Mac and a PC, our university and VET sectors need the right bridging software to connect effectively. The seamlessness of qualifications, fees, income support and regulatory oversight will all have to be re-examined as we look to ...
More »PPP poker: Victoria raises infinity by 123,000
Having already committed itself to a virtually unlimited number of vocational training places, the Victorian Government will now commit to over 100,000 more under a special deal which will see the Victorian Training Guarantee effectively merged with the federal government’s ...
More »Universities for the 21st Century
Positive responses by the government to the key recommendations of the Cutler and Bradley reviews are of fundamental importance to the future economic, social and environmental sustainability of our country, says Richard Larkins. 2009 promises to be the most significant ...
More »Street inquiry at UNE discontinued
An independent inquiry into governance at the University of New England has been discontinued before it even began. Last June former chief justice Sir Laurence Street was engaged to conduct the inquiry amid a volatile and vituperative relationship between vice-chancellor ...
More »Raffles gets ruffled by AUQA
With 17 recommendations, five affirmations and only three commendations, private higher education provider Raffles College of Design and Commerce emerged from its recent AUQA review licking a few wounds. The AUQA panel found the college, which delivers courses from certificate ...
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