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Caring for students goes beyond the teaching project

The Covid-19 pandemic gives universities an opportunity to find new ways of ensuring the health and well-being of students

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has suspended all contact classes, examinations and assessments at its East London campus for two weeks. Students will also be confined to their residences.

Walter Sisulu University is playing catch-up with online learning

Some affluent institutions have already finished the first semester online, but historically disadvantaged universities like Walter Sisulu University are having to start from…

The teachers
of the Eastern Cape have emerged as unsung heroes, pushing the boundaries to secure an impressive 81.4% pass rate in the 2023 matric results.

Educators: Watch your words – they can inspire or deflate

In matric my friends and I got into trouble and were called into the principal’s office to be reprimanded. I do not remember most of what the principal said during the…

President Omar al-Bashir. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Unrest grows as Sudanese professors boycott al-Bashir

Deadly protests have rocked the East African country since December 19, after a government decision to triple the price of bread

Landfills are the third largest man-made source of methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. (Eryn Scannell/GroundUp)

Red tape is alienating academics from their own research and work

Bureaucracy is necessary to manage large institutions. But it can also alienate researchers from their field or discipline

Exceptions and rules: The #NotAll argument ignores the system in which broken cogs function.

The silent scourge: When sex pests stalk lecturers

Contrapower harassment should factor into discussions on sexual violence on campuses, and be taken seriously as a form of violence towards lecturers.

Policy delay leaves colleges in lurch

Policy delay leaves colleges in lurch

The lack of a finalised plan to professionalise the FET sector is holding vocational educators back, writes <b>Joy Papier</b>.

Lecturers get it on the net

When are online student comments about lecturers free expression, asks Kate Smith, and when are they harassment?