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/ 28 January 2011
Diary of a migration from tranquil Rhodes to seething Jo’burg, by <b>Peter Vale</b>.
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/ 3 December 2010
It may be time to reinsert the liberal arts curriculum into undergraduate degrees argue <b>J Edward Chamberlin and Peter Vale</b>.
The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study is an enclave for research where scholars can explore ideas, think — and get a good lunch.
<b>Peter Vale</b> has been associated with Rhodes University for nearly 40 years. He shares the notes from his diary of his last week there.
“Never fight the crocodile in the water”: the phrase has been much on my own mind since I was asked to join the planning committee…
Peter Vale tackles Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande about the neglected sector, humanities.
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/ 3 September 2008
As withdrawal from Iraq becomes a hot topic in the US presidential campaign, Peter Vale assesses The Three Trillion Dollar War.
Economic growth in Africa has accelerated substantially over the past few years. But commentators point out it rarely translates to poverty alleviation and job creation. Although mechanisms exist to protect countries in crisis from severe economic fluctuations, this may not translate as direct benefits to the overall gross domestic product.
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/ 19 February 2008
Notwithstanding signs of increasing commitment by the state, many worries continue over the future of South Africa’s higher education system. The elephant in the room remains the fact that the system is not reproducing itself. Many whispers in the corners suggest that the system may now border on being unsustainable.
A former vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University and a vastly experienced academic and administrator who has held senior positions in Australia, Chris Brink leaves our shores soon to take up the vice-chancellorship of Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. In this interview, he is provoked him into some plain speaking by six wide-ranging questions about the local tertiary scene.