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"Universities are in crisis and the way teaching staff are being treated is
“appallingly unethical”, a senior academic from a leading university has told
Guardian Australia.
The academic, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their job, said
the once hallowed institutions have become like supermarkets: they have fired
so many staff that students are now like customers at the self-checkout
counters, “checking their own goods out”, responsible for their own education.
“They’ve completely lost their sense of direction.”
An undergraduate degree at some of Australia’s most elite educational
institutions can cost up to $200,000. But in recent years, cost-cutting, an
increase in casual work contracts and a move towards online and reused course
content have all contributed to a hollowing out of the university sector. Now,
many who work in academia say students are no longer getting what they pay
for."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
