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Julie Hare

Yesterday

Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Josh Burns, said a judicial inquiry into antisemitism on campuses was not out of the question.

Universities about to settle on definition of antisemitism

Criticism of the state of Israel or its government is not necessarily antisemitic, according to a new definition about to be adopted by universities.

This Month

Year 12 retention rates and attendance are spiralling down.

School retention, attendance rates continue to trend downwards

Fewer students are staying at school until the end and too many don’t turn up for class. Mental health is part of the problem.

University of Sydney vice chancellor Professor Mark Scott speaking at a parliamentary hearing into antisemitism.

Sydney Uni’s Scott says he failed to ‘listen, be curious’

Reflecting on the pro-Palestine camps and an antisemitism row on campus sparked by the Israel-Gaza conflict, Mark Scott admits the university fell short in its response.

Student Jasmine O’Brien.

$80,000 debt is only part of cost crisis hitting students hard

Jasmine O’Brien is in the second of a five-year degree, holds down two jobs and worries about what her student debt will be when she finally graduates.

Education Minister Jason Clare during visit to Mt Lawley Senior High School in WA in September.

‘Reading wars are over’: Clare close to multi-billion dollar schools deal

Jason Clare is on the verge of achieving what his eight predecessors failed to do: create a nationally consistent and fair approach.

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We asked 4 experts to mark Labor on education. Here’s what they said

Anthony Albanese says education is one of his greatest accomplishments in his first term in government. We asked four experts if that adds up.

Professor Genevieve Bell embarked on a major cost-saving plan and restructure at Australian National University last year.

Leaked consulting firm slide deck gives hints on ANU job cuts

A secret document from Nous Group, which has been hired by ANU to push through job cuts, was left behind in a staff lunchroom exposing restructure plans.

Professor S. Bruce Dowton, Vice-Chancellor and President of Macquarie University, and Dr Ross McLennan, Pro Vice Chancellor, Research Services, Macquarie University.

Controversial academic still on Macquarie University payroll, says VC

Macquarie University academic still employed despite spate of antisemitic statements over the past 16 months.

Dr Johanna Nalau from Griffith University.

Educating the nation

This special report looks at the opportunities of educating the nation to solve existing national problems.

Howell Williams is chief development officer at Keypath.

Universities integral to creating workforce of tomorrow

Postgraduate degrees are critical in helping the economy meet the skills needs for emerging areas, while helping mature age students to upskill and change career paths.

Robin Khuda (centre) with female Sydney University STEM students (left to right) Anandikaa Rames and Loretta Payne. Khuda is making the largest ever donation to Sydney University to set up a STEM program for girls.

AirTrunk’s Khuda donates record $100m to boost women in STEM

AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda has donated an historic $100 million to the University of Sydney to fund a 20-year effort to get more girls into tech careers.

A staggering 1.2 million Australian school children don’t have a computer at home.

Why Deloitte is giving away 2000 laptops

A staggering one in five students do not have access to a computer at home, but social enterprise WorkVentures hopes to change that.

Professor Genevieve Bell’s swingeing cuts to ANU are under way.

ANU budget cuts mean fewer courses and crowded tutorials

At one humanities school within the university, the budget for casual and sessional staff had been reduced by about two-thirds.

January

Professor Genevieve Bell told a parliamentary inquiry that seemingly antisemitic gestures “had not happened”.

Acts of hate or innocent gestures? What happened at the ANU student meeting

There are conflicting versions of events whether students at an ANU student union meeting performed acts of hate or innocent gestures.

Hannah Forsyth, is an historian who has written a book on the history of the modern australian university.

Is a university degree still worth it?

The pay premium for graduates is on the decline, while the sector is a mess and academics are asking whether we have reached “peak university”.

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Labor Senator Tony Sheldon has described universities as becoming “lawless”.

Uni leaders on notice as MP says they run a ‘lawless sector’

A new parliamentary committee will grill university leadership after a spate of management and governance failures.

Professor Genevieve Bell told a hearing into antisemitism that she empathised with a student who publicly supported Hamas.

‘Not a high bar to set’: MPs call on Bell to explain ANU Nazi gestures

ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell’s performance at a hearing on antisemitism has many questioning why she provided such bewildering answers.

Professor Genevieve Bell giving evidence at a public hearing on antisemitism on campuses.

Bell says Nazi gestures didn’t happen, leaving Burns speechless

ANU boss Genevieve Bell told a hearing into antisemitism on campuses two deeply hurtful gestures captured on video had not taken place.

Imogen Lucas is about to head to Sydney University to study commerce.

Gen Z know what they want to study, and it’s usually medicine

As school-leavers prepare to head to university, they are particularly keen on becoming doctors. But the good old arts degree is still popular.

Katherine McMahon, director of National Museum of Australia.

How this new boss went from zero to hero with a global blockbuster

From being told to wear a skirt in a neutral colour at an earlier job, Katherine McMahon is now running the show at the National Museum of Australia.

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