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Is there a place for humanities in the 21st century digital age?
Posted by: Principal/Editor on March 10, 2015
Aporia Atheneum©
School for Paradoxes in Education
- The government would save $1 billion a year with proposed university reforms — but that's not what it's telling usFrom December 2017 (when the government put a cap on demand-driven funding) to 2024 (when the Job-ready graduates package is fully implemented) — the government will save nearly A$1 billion annually.
- Children's books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superiorEvidence shows sharing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories helps break down stereotypes and prejudice. But these stories are absent from the majority of classroom literature.
- COVID-19 forced us to move a conference from a Greek island to the web — and quickly. Here's what we learntResearchers were organising an academic conference in Greece. Then COVID-19 hit.
- Students in China heed their government's warnings against studying in AustraliaResearchers conducted a survey of 1,012 students in China between June 5 and 15. This included students who planned to study overseas, and those who had already been studying abroad before, COVID-19.
- Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen sent back to upstate NY prison after questioning gag order July 10, 2020Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, has been sent back to a prison in upstate New York after questioning a gag order as a condition of serving his criminal sentence under home confinement, Cohen's lawyer said.
- Pressure rises on Canada's Trudeau as parliamentary rivals seize on charity controversy July 10, 2020Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under pressure on Friday from opposition parties he depends on for support in parliament amid heightening controversy over his family's ties to a charity at the heart of his conflict-of-interest probe.
- Facebook mulls ban on political ads ahead of US elections - Bloomberg News July 10, 2020Facebook Inc is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network ahead of elections in the United States in November, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the company's thinking.
- Trump postpones rally, warns China ties 'severely damaged' over COVID-19 July 10, 2020President Donald Trump was forced Friday to cancel an election rally, further darkening his mood as he lashed out at China over the coronavirus pandemic while visiting one of the worst-hit US states.
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