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If universities are to take student retention seriously, the first-year experience must change, says Vincent Tinto. Many universities in the US speak of the importance of increasing student retention. Indeed, quite a few invest substantial resources in programs designed to ...

The Bradley review fails to provide a framework of a higher education system that nurtures excellence and promotes diversity while encouraging access and equity, says Frederick G Hilmer. Australian universities warmly welcomed the Rudd Government’s commitment to an education revolution ...

Innovation minister Kim Carr last week announced the new fellowship for senior indigenous researchers would be available from next January, fulfilling a commitment he made last July. The fellowship will be available to indigenous Australian academics who obtained their PhDs ...

EIF to provide economic stimulus The second round of the Education Investment Fund opened last week, with barely a fortnight allowed for eligible higher education and VET providers and research institutions to submit applications, which are due by 2 March. ...

It’s never been just an English score, say John Wood and Maria Fiocco. In the past few weeks, there has been extensive discussion around English- language abilities and graduates' preparedness for employment. In this context, there has been a focus ...

The growth required to meet the Bradley review’s 40 per cent target: a comment on the Birrell-Edward paper by Conor King. The Bob Birrell and Daniel Edwards study of future growth in higher education (CR, 17.02.09) and its capacity to ...

At Victoria University, Indian students are working closely with the police on safety issues, writes Andrew Holloway. Theft and violent attacks upon students from South Asia are on the increase, particularly in Melbourne’s western suburbs, but the response to these ...

Does VET pedagogy prepare students for success in a global economy, asks John Mitchell. One of the awkward questions raised by the forthcoming Big Skills conference in Sydney is whether Australian VET is truly world class. In the past there ...

First fee-free childcare students begin their courses The first cohort of childcare TAFE students to have their diploma course fees waived by the federal government began their courses this month. From this year fee-free courses will be offered to an ...

Mugabe’s daughter in eye of student storm Calls in Harare for the deportation of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s daughter from Hong Kong where she is studying have turned violent. Sixty university students were jailed after clashes with Zimbabwe riot police ...