Today
Students furious at enrolment, results chaos months after uni hack
Those attending a major private university say online problems have left them unable to get the results they need for prospective employers or further study.
This Month
UNSW’s Canberra play spooks the locals
UNSW’s national stature, global rankings and deep pockets are set to change the scene among Canberra’s elite.
Antisemitism envoy calls for powers to strip universities of funding
Academics and protesters to be targeted by tougher penalties for hate speech in new plan to combat antisemitism.
Professor sacked for relationship with student gets his job back
The Fair Work Commission found it was unfair for the University of Melbourne academic to lose his job, and reinstated him and awarded $28,000 in compensation.
Why universities are critical to the productivity challenge
Innovation doesn’t emerge from speeches or roundtables. It grows in ecosystems – and that’s where we’re falling short.
The week Labor’s childcare legacy became a bigger challenge
Labor’s education challenges with schools and universities are now dwarfed by the need to restore faith in the childcare system after the shocking events in Victoria.
Are we really ready to get dumber?
AI tools give people the impression that they can be good at thinking without hard work. But they’re slowing down their brain connectivity.
What I learnt in 3 months as an MBA student at a top US school
It takes two years and costs $400,000-plus, and on top of the study requires role playing, “crop circles” and speed networking. Students say it’s worth it for a starting salary of nearly $300,000.
Global edtech Keypath to sell APAC arm; appoints sell-side adviser
Keypath Education APAC boss Ryan O’Hare has selected Barrenjoey Capital Partners after canvassing a handful of advisers in the first quarter.
The graduates getting a winning deal on HECS debt relief
The government’s promised 20 per cent cut to student loans will most benefit students who are already on track to high incomes.
The key to Middle East peace
Readers’ letters on a two-state solution in the Middle East, Albanese’s lack of meetings with Trump, efficient courts, gender quotas in the Liberal Party, CBA’s relationship with NPS and Australia’s fuel security.
The jobs of the future that don’t require uni degrees
Growth jobs of the next decade will include management and professional roles, but many will not require university degrees to gain the skills required.
June
Universities aren’t pizza joints; stop treating them that way
Policymakers must set aside the fiction that universities are just another industry that can generate its own funding and that academics can be turned into entrepreneurs.
Minister urges MPs to write to regulator over ANU concerns
Education Minister Jason Clare has written to Canberra MPs about “concerning issues” of governance at the university.
These students are cramming for exams. They’re in kindergarten
South Korean parents prepare their five-year-olds for eventual college entrance exams as competition for prosperity grows ever fiercer.
Job-cutting ANU finds a new role for a former executive
As chancellor Julie Bishop’s generous expense account shows, the ANU executive is good at looking after their own.
Harvard nears ‘mindbogglingly’ historic US deal, says Trump
After weeks of negotiations, the US president appears close to reaching an agreement with Harvard University on federal funding and foreign enrolments.
Education minister refers ANU concerns to regulator
Jason Clare has intervened around issues with governance and leadership at ANU, writing to the vice chancellor and referring concerns to the regulator.
Safety investigation launched at UTS over KPMG’s job slashing plan
It’s unusual for the workplace safety watchdog to investigate white-collar workplaces, but staff anger is at boiling point.
Consultants are cutting more jobs than just ANU’s
The consulting group’s capture of Canberra has extended to the OAIC. How convenient for clients wanting to block FOI requests.