How universities can teach their students to respect different cultures
Universities have an important role to play in developing students’ ability to engage successfully across different cultures and experiences.
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South Africa’s research output will be the biggest victim of student protests
There is a very real risk that South Africa’s major research projects will stumble and the whole research machine will be shut down by ongoing student protests.
Why the notion of free higher education in South Africa is misplaced
Some students argue wrongly that the ANC has betrayed the promise of free higher education made in the Freedom Charter. The governing party’s populism is also to blame for the confusion.
South Africa’s economy would take a knock if starved of new graduates
Economic models suggest that South Africa’s GDP would fall, inequality would deepen and unemployment would rise if university graduates don’t enter the labour market in 2017.
South Africa has work to do to make government more accountable
South Africa’s end of term report at the helm of the Open Government Partnership shows that it failed to meet key targets it set for itself. But it also shows improvements in some areas.
Young scientists seek solutions to South Africa’s higher education crisis
South Africa must address the root factors contributing to nationwide protests in the higher education sector or face dire consequences
History of South African student protests reflects inequality’s grip
When several South African universities merged, it was hoped this would improve access and equality. It had the opposite effect.
Cheat sheet for VCs running universities in turbulent times
Certain criteria are needed to lead a university but additional knowledge is also useful.
South African women face exclusion from society due to gender‑based violence – how they’re fighting back
Protests and other acts of activism make visible groups and issues that are overlooked or deliberately ignored.
After protests, it can’t be business as usual at South Africa’s universities
The students’ movement has stretched South Africans in personal, professional, powerful and provocative ways. Have academics been stretched enough to reflect deeply on the status quo at universities?
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