Yesterday
Overseas student boom shows signs of slowing
There are very early indications that the seemingly unstoppable growth in international students might be tapering off.
- Julie Hare
This Month
CEOs pull millions from US universities over Hamas stance
Wealthy donors are “closing their wallets” in protest as tensions rise on US campuses over freedom of speech and academic leaders’ responsibilities.
- Mark Jack
US law firm reviews decision to rescind job offers over Israel protest
Davis Polk reconsiders dismissals after two students deny authorising letters from Harvard and Columbia groups blaming Israel for October 7 Hamas attack.
- Maureen Farrell
Too many foreign graduates in low-pay, low-skill jobs: Grattan
The Grattan Institute says an overhaul of visa categories is needed to better capitalise on the brightest international students and push back on rorting.
- Tom McIlroy
September
Australia’s most powerful people in education in 2023
There are significant changes ahead for the way children are taught in schools and the cross-section of students at universities.
- Julie Hare
Genevieve Bell to replace Brian Schmidt as head of ANU
Australian National University will be led by its first female vice chancellor when Professor Bell, a globally recognised expert in AI, takes the reins next year.
- Julie Hare
Arts, business, law students hit hardest as uni fees rise
Some university degrees have gone up by 50 per cent in just five years, while others are 50 per cent cheaper.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s time to reshape universities for national good
Our tertiary institutions are a national asset, but collaboration with industry is a missed opportunity and should be a focus of the review now under way.
- Innes Willox
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why targets for poor kids going to uni won’t work
A good higher education system should not set artificial targets for social equity that aren’t compared with other post-school options.
- Andrew Norton
Big uni targets eroded as students vote with their feet
Education Minister Jason Clare’s ambition to double the number of people with a degree is in stark contrast to a trend of people choosing work or TAFE before university.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Skills
Why being a tradie might be a better option than uni
University enrolments are declining as potential students opt for trades in a heated labour market that is delivering big salaries – without student debt.
- Julie Hare
Uni scraps PwC contract over Scyne concerns
Edith Cowan University in WA has terminated a major contract with PwC amid concern it could be switched to the big four’s spin-off, Scyne.
- Edmund Tadros and Tom Rabe
- Opinion
- Opinion
Opening doors to China is good for everyone
Learning, education and knowledge can change our relationships and the world. We need to know this Asian giant more, not less.
- Vicki Thomson
‘Envy tax’ would trash international education: study
Evidence against a levy on international students is building with new analysis saying it would shrink the valuable sector.
- Julie Hare
With fate stacked against her, Jaya is about to finish university
Jaya Blandthorn scraped through school. Now she’s about to embark on a career as a nurse thanks to a targeted scholarship program.
- Julie Hare
International student numbers hit a record, proving unis wrong
One in every 40 people in Australia is on a student or graduate visa. That’s helping with skill shortages but not with the rental crisis.
- Julie Hare
August
Outgoing ANU boss predicts greater role for private colleges
A 20-year horizon on higher education will be very different from today, says Brian Schmidt, who revealed his role behind Christopher Pyne’s “fixer” moment.
- Julie Hare
Crackdown looms on rogue students, colleges
The federal government has stepped in to ward off growing cases of rorting and corruption in the student visa system.
- Julie Hare
- Analysis
- Government Observed
How to double the university sector
A university degree will be almost mandatory to obtain future work, fundamentally challenging a system that was last reformed nearly 40 years ago.
- Tom Burton
Unscripted: Griffith’s assessment plan to combat cheating
Griffith University’s oral assessment program aims to deter plagiarism and rote learning.
- Sian Powell
