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Australia’s chief scientist is taking on the journal publishing monopoly gatekeeping knowledge

The Guardian - Higher Education

Under Dr Cathy Foley’s world-first open access model, all Australians would have access to research papers for free Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Before Latin mass was abandoned in the late 1960s, the average church-goer got by picking up snippets of phrases and the meanings of gestures.

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‘Exorbitant’ fees paid to academic publishers better spent on research and education

The Guardian - Higher Education

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. The Australia Institute report, released on Wednesday, questioned if more public money should be used for research and education instead of being directed to international academic publishers.

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Labor looks to ease Hecs burden as student debts set to grow more than 4%

The Guardian - Higher Education

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Chief Diversity Officer Steps Down Amid Backlash Over ‘Privilege’ Email

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The act comes two months after backlash for an email newsletter in which Golden explained the concept of privilege, according to reporting from The Baltimore Sun. Dr. Sherita Hill Golden Conservative politicians and media outlets criticized the email as an example that diversity, equity, and inclusion work is tax-funded discrimination.

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Number of Australians enrolled in bachelor degrees falls by 12% in less than a decade

The Guardian - Higher Education

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. Some 815,700 people were enrolled in bachelor degrees in 2022, compared with 934,700 in 2016.

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Diversity officers must prepare to deal with high court ruling (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 4 Diversity Newsletter publication date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Supreme Court as affirmative action cases involving admissions are heard. Disable left side advertisement?:

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Missouri AG Seeks Mizzou J-School Emails

Inside Higher Ed

Missouri attorney general Eric Schmitt wants emails from University of Missouri School of Journalism professors about the institution's partnership with PolitiFact, The Columbia Missourian reported. The university has not yet turned over the emails, which are going through a standard legal review, the Missourian reported.