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Sioux McKenna is the director of the Centre for Postgraduate Studies at Rhodes University
The privilege-protecting systems we use for grading universities are simply poor science
My argument is that the doctorate hasn’t changed nearly enough because universities are essentially conservative spaces.
People’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing
Academics in the developing world have become a favourite target for these journals, and many seem to be falling into the trap
The student funding overhaul must be open to public scrutiny – as should the national budget.
It is scientifically unsound and forces institutions to act in ways that go against their best interests.
A course will equip supervisors with better skills – but they need institutional backup too.
Kissing your social or after-hours TV life goodbye requires absolute commitment.
Academics are worth more than profits and can’t be lumped into corporate ‘staff development’ groups.
Academics are being offered fantastic freebies to attend dubious conferences at luxurious venues.
We need to scrutinise the ideological baggage of some favourite academic words.
The Higher Education Summit in Cape Town in April addressed concerns about the poor performance of the higher education system.
