Digests

International An intersectional approach to the future of learning | In sociology, the term ‘intersectionality’ asks us to consider the overlapping nature of multiple identities and how those identities interlock to make systems of power. Higher education must go beyond the frame of 18- to 22-year-olds to consider a lifetimeContinue Reading

Digests

International Maximising the civic mission of universities in Wales | According to a 2018 survey by the Civic University Commission, 58% of respondents said they were “proud” of their universities. However, 35% were unable to name a single thing their local university had done to engage the local community andContinue Reading

Digests

International One last chance to save a bastion of higher education | [T]wo things in particular are hurting the University of Juba and the public tertiary education institutions most – the fixed salaries and tuition fees, both of which have been declining in real value due to depreciation of theContinue Reading

Digests

International ‘Rebels and Rage’ extract: The many angles to the free higher education debate | Is there legitimacy to the ANC’s position that free higher education for all is not immediately feasible in [South Africa]? Of course, it depends on what one means by free higher education. Should it simplyContinue Reading

Digests

International Subtle biases block women from leading universities | In 2014, the first year with available data for vice-rectors, the proportion of female vice-rectors in these 36 countries was 24.3%. Thus, the female share in recent years seems to be only slightly increasing. Regarding the top institutional position, meaning rectorContinue Reading