There’s going to be an enquiry into higher education in Australia. Indian student representatives said that this is well overdue, because students don’t have adequate consumer protection.
But the higher education industry in Australia has a range of problems that will not be solved by an enquiry.
* Australian universities’ ability to innovate in revenue strategies has [...]
American Universities have been hurting from the global financial crisis. Now apparently Australian universities are hitting tough times too: top universities bleeding millions. The fact that they are ‘public sector’ didn’t insulate them after all.
The crash of the universities’ financial reserves, which will reduce their ability to fund building projects, scholarships and research, will add [...]
American private universities rely heavily on endowments. The New York Review of Books reports that the financial crisis has carved a swathe through their assets. The article is very pessimistic, mostly because universities will no longer be able to subsidise poor students.
However, this has to be good in the long run.
A dose of some “market [...]
The University of California, like many so institutions these days, has hit upon financial hard times, and so has started implementing lay-offs. Still, every cloud has a silver lining if you know the right people.
Linda Williams, employee of UC, took up a new position and a different office at the Berkeley campus. For her [...]