tertiary education Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    Graduates and gender pay equity - by Catherine Delahunty



    A new study from the Ministry of Education shows in many occupations tertiary qualifications make very little difference when it comes to the gender pay gap. Four years after graduating, women earn on average $4380 less than men with the same qualifications. The only professions where this is not the case are the performing arts [...] read more
    September 15, 2011 12:15 pm - 7 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    Warming up Re-Orientation - by Gareth Hughes



    I’m on the road touring New Zealand’s universities for Re-Orientation Week talking to students about the issues facing them. I’m also investigating cold flats in various towns and hosting “flat warming parties” to talk about my warm healthy rental campaign. I love getting out and about talking to people. We’re handing out these neat Green-branded [...] read more
    July 15, 2011 12:18 pm - 6 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    Government policies lead to reduced access to tertiary education - by Gareth Hughes



    Last year, Massey University cut enrolments to summer school without telling students. Hundreds were shut out of a summer education. Massey did this as it was fearful of exceeding Government-imposed enrolment caps. Now Massey is to drastically reduce student numbers by 15 per cent over the next three years directly as a result of the [...] read more
    May 10, 2011 5:19 pm - 8 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Freedom of expression at Auckland University? - by David Clendon



    An extraordinary story has emerged from the usually genteel environment of a University graduation. Auckland University staff went to remarkable lengths, including physical restraint, to try to prevent a graduating student (who also happens to be a member of University staff and the national co-convenor of the Young Greens) from receiving his Master of Law degree [...] read more
    May 4, 2011 11:09 am - 1 Comment
  • Gareth Hughes

    Student loan changes are unfair, ageist and bad for the economy - by Gareth Hughes



    Steven Joyce is going about tertiary education all wrong. We need to remind him: it is good for our economy if people are able to retrain and upskill. The Govt’s suggested changes to student loans for over-55s are unfair to older people. Everyone should have access to the same support no matter what their age. [...] read more
    April 19, 2011 4:38 pm - 18 Comments
  • frog

    Podcast: Courteney, Catherine and the WWG - by frog



    In our most recent podcast we talk to Courteney, 19-year-old mum of 8-month-old Summer, and first year law student at Victoria University, about her experiences balancing parenting and study on the DPB, and her thoughts on the Welfare Working Group’s final report. read more
    March 31, 2011 11:00 am - 4 Comments
  • David Clendon

    TEC worried about funding cuts - by David Clendon



    There seems to be a disconnect between the expectations and assumptions of the Tertiary Education Commission and what is actually happening in the sector, when it comes to the so-called ‘performance based’ component of tertiary institutions’ funding . We heard from the Commission in select committee today, and were reassured (?) that the threat of [...] read more
    February 16, 2011 2:08 pm - 6 Comments
  • David Clendon

    VSM: a very silly measure - by David Clendon



    Last year Heather Roy’s (formally Roger Douglas’) Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill was drawn from the members bill ballot. The bill which was badly drafted when it entered the ballot biscuit tin emerged from select committee still in a shocking state. Tonight it comes back to the house for committee stages and we will [...] read more
    December 8, 2010 7:01 pm - 18 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    Tonight: taking the tea and bikkies out of public meetings - by Gareth Hughes



    I love new technology and tonight I’m hosting a virtual public meeting. I’ve teamed up with NZUSA Co-President David Do to discuss online the Government’s significant changes to the tertiary education sector. It’s a bit of an experiment but since the Government’s policies are making tertiary education less accessible, affordable and sometimes down-right impossible, along [...] read more
    November 10, 2010 5:00 pm - 4 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    The 90′s: Nirvana, The X Files & attacking workers rights - by Gareth Hughes



    This is my latest article for Auckland University’s Craccum magazine: On the spectre of bourgeois opposition to the advancement of the glorious workers advancement struggle. I probably showed my age in a previous article talking about an old TV show Voltron, but this week I’d like to touch on some other pursuits of the 90s: [...] read more
    August 31, 2010 11:28 am - 14 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Don’t mess with university entrance - by David Clendon



    You might have heard on this story on Morning Report yesterday that a standardised entry requirement for all degree level courses could be in place by 2013. At the moment, university entrance requirements apply to anyone enrolling for a degree at university, while polytechnics and other tertiary institutions are not bound to use UE (though many do). read more
    April 13, 2010 3:24 pm - 11 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Govt understanding of the Tertiary sector: FAIL - by David Clendon



    Oh dear. Anyone who felt a wee bit nervous when Steven Joyce became Tertiary Education Minister has a right to feel justified in their fears after his last couple of annoucements. First, we hear there are plans to link funding for tertiary institutions to the pass rates of their students from 2012. This is a [...] read more
    March 10, 2010 3:19 pm - 26 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Universities shouldn’t be schools for spies - by Keith Locke



    It’s good to see the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) come out against lecturers being asked to spy on their students for the SIS. read more
    November 18, 2009 4:06 pm - 36 Comments
  • frog

    Universal student allowances - by frog



    It’s good to see universal student allowances back on the political agenda. Personally I’ve always thought it was bizarre that a 24 year old is means tested against her parents’ income and if they are deemed too wealthy she is compelled to borrow to pay for basic living expenses. That’s particularly so when you draw [...] read more
    July 18, 2008 6:14 pm - No Comments
  • frog

    Russel’s response to John Key - by frog



    It’s interesting that John Key’s ‘Youth Guarantee’ scheme talks about providing free tertiary education for 16-17 year old students who leave school but nothing for those students who stay at school and then try to follow their dream through tertiary education. Instead it appears to put funding for our world class public secondary school teachers [...] read more
    January 29, 2008 4:17 pm - 12 Comments