This Month
Fixing the ‘crisis’ of Australian universities
Higher education, in the words of one expert, is in “serious trouble”. Can Jason Clare, regarded as the nicest minister in Canberra, fix the system?
Holding the status of ‘doctor’ just became even more common
Some pharmacy postgraduates can now call themselves by the title, in a change that has left MDs and academics unimpressed.
IDP Education falls down a glass cliff
Andrew Barkla must be relieved he sold nearly everything that wasn’t nailed down when the company was in happier times.
High teacher dropout rates a myth: study
Contrary to popular belief, teachers are less likely to leave than almost any other profession, and many who do, return.
‘It’s difficult times,’ new uni boss admits
If Professor Max Lu has a sense of deja vu, it’s understandable. He’s been through Brexit, but now he’s got to untangle Wollongong from its many troubles.
How this school is changing girls’ study of economics
A Melbourne private school has driven a remarkable turnaround in the number of students, particularly females, taking up the subject for year 12.
May
I help kids get into Harvard. Here’s what I’m telling them now
Students from our region have never been strangers to headwinds. So to the families wondering whether to step back: Don’t. Step up.
Trump’s attacks on Harvard make cutting a deal harder
The light-speed pace and heavy-handed manner of the US government’s demands have called into question the good faith underlying any negotiation.
Trump’s war on Harvard could cripple Australian research
The blunt-force targeting of foreign students is not only reckless but erodes the pillars of intellectual diversity that Trump claims to be defending.
Harvard wins temporary block of Trump’s foreign student ban
The university is fighting back against Donald Trump’s move to cancel visas for thousands of international students in the midst of their studies.
Aussies in turmoil as Trump bans overseas students from Harvard
Donald Trump’s surprise move to ban international students from Harvard has caused shock in the alumni community and uncertainty among those enrolled.
Unis should focus on the education of Australians, says Jason Clare
The minister says Labor’s policies on cutting student debt helped return the party to office. He wants to use its second term to deal with “unfinished business”.
US PE buys strategic interest in Sydney childcare business
Seidler Equity Partners is now in possession of a minority stake in childcare operator Young Academics, which runs 40 centres across Greater Sydney.
Inside private school retreats trying to knock entitlement out of kids
A small number of schools have long-term residential programs designed to teach resilience, teamwork and compassion. But do they work?
Fail: University degree targets ‘can’t be met’
On current trajectories and with falling funding, enrolments could be lower by the end of the decade than today.
UTS pays KPMG $4.8m to tell it how to save money
The consulting firm is also on the hook for “a well-structured and compelling narrative” to help sell the job-cutting plan.
April
UTS chief jets to US amid cost-cutting purge
The lure of alumni events in Los Angeles and New York has Andrew Parfitt flying across the Pacific.
$10k and rife with cheating: Judge blasts mandatory lawyers’ course
A survey commissioned by NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell has revealed deep dissatisfaction about the compulsory legal training regime.
One in three kids struggles with maths. This school fixed it in a year
Too many Australian students are leaving school with substandard numeracy skills. But that can change if a few simple changes are made.
Why Aussie kids can’t do basic maths
Australia fails to equip teachers with the resources or training they need. That’s unfair on teachers and their students.