Punishing fees for arts degrees must be ended if the country seriously wants to participate in the information age and give students the opportunities we need them to have * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s a question from a young graduate student that should chill every educated politician, public servant and university administrator to the bone. “Why do they hate us so much?” It’s a good question, and she hoped that Graeme Turner, the eminent professor of cultural studies who has recently published a scathing diagnosis of the condition of Australian universities, Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good, might be able to answer it. Continue reading...

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...