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Three challenges for equity

If the higher education sector is to take seriously the federal government’s 20/40 targets, then there are three main challenges that need to be confronted, writes Trevor Gale. The federal government has set two key equity targets which is driving ...

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The modern chancellor

University governance has shifted to a more corporate model and the role of the chancellor is evolving to suit, writes John Phillips. WS Gilbert waxed lyrically and humorously about the role of the modern major general and the knowledge and ...

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Language & integration

The integration of international students with their local peers is hindered by language difficulties. By Erlenawati Sawir. No one would argue that the ghettoisation of international students is a situation we wish to see. But the reasons behind the lack ...

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And the award goes to …

Having collected a couple of green starts in primary school, Joseph Gora understands the importance of peer recognition. When I was a snotty-nosed little upstart at primary school in the heady 60s, our assignments were graded by less-than-diligent teachers with ...

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Coming on board

What are the right ingredients for a vibrant university council, asks Stephen Parker. Are university governance mechanisms well equipped to handle political and heated personal differences amongst members of governing bodies and committees? It is a question which helps us ...

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Going global

Australia’s institutional and governmental commitment to mobility is paying off, writes Rob Malicki. Small changes in the way we measure things can sometimes make a big difference. In the case of the mobility of Australian students, a decision by Open ...

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The importance of good teaching

Is VET focused enough on the core business of quality teaching and the student experience, asks John Mitchell. Imagine this: a VET sector that places teaching and learning on a pedestal, as its core business. That values and promotes a ...

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Noticeboard

UWA poet to chair literature boardr for the Northern Territory. School principal goes to UNSW The former principal of Sydney Girls’ High School, Dr Margaret Varady, has taken a position at UNSW. Varady has been appointed coordinator of the new ...

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Publish, plagiarise or perish

Having been confronted with a case of academic plagiarism, Christina Slade ponders the pressure to publish at all costs. Last weekend, we visited Down House, in Kent where Charles Darwin lived with his young family. 2009 is the bicentenary of ...

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International briefs

Obama targets soaring drop-out rates The US Congress has proposed a $A3 billion college access and completion fund to rectify worsening completion rates. Between 2000 and 2008, 30 per cent of students left in their first year and as many ...

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