The Fulbright Scholar Program was the brainchild of Senator J. William Fulbright who, based on his experiences in the Second World War, proposed a bilateral international exchange programme for US and foreign scholars. Ambitious in its aspirations, the Fulbright Program was conceived as one of the best ways to build a more peaceful world and […] … learn more→
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What would a post-Covid-19 Fulbright Scholar Program look like?
The four questions facing university leaders during the Covid-19 crisis
With continued uncertainty about the trajectory of Covid-19, there are four basic questions facing higher education leadership teams as they plan for the next academic year: will we open? If we do, who will come? How will we be financially? And how long will this last? Will we be open? Ideally, yes. But what “open” […] … learn more→
Parents, you don’t always need to entertain your kids – boredom is good for them
Most Australian children are stuck at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They need to find ways to socialise, do their school work, exercise and entertain themselves. It’s not surprising parents may be hearing “I’m bored” a lot more than before. People hate being bored. So much so that in one study, one-quarter of participants […] … learn more→
Parents who get more involved with their children: is a symbolic revolution starting?
Fatherhood is in transition. In recent years, the number of minutes parents spend on their children has increased , men’s participation in the perinatal period has increased, whether in visits to the gynecologist or in childbirth classes, and a genuine interest has flourished. for wanting to be more involved in childcare. However, there is still a way. There are many barriers , conscious and unconscious, that limit […] … learn more→
How to score an internship during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. Create your own virtual internships While a poll of 283 employers recruiting on college campuses found that 16% have revoked internship offers, the poll also found that nearly 40% of employers have moved to a virtual internship program. Although employers moving online means there is no office to go to anymore, this can open up […] … learn more→
Patrick Van Negri explains benefits of matcha green tea
Green Tea has known to help the body in a lot of positive ways. From reducing weight to just pumping the body with antioxidants for well-being, a lot of you must have tried it at some point, in an urge to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. Instead of using tea-bags for green tea, you could […] … learn more→
The valley of deep (COVID) shit
In my last #pandemicpost I asked – should you quit (go part time or pause) your PhD in this global pandemic? One month later, not to put too fine a point on it: the world is in pretty deep shit. Everyday life has not got back to anything resembling ‘normal’. There’s a dawning realisation that we may […] … learn more→
5 ways parents can support their college-age children who’ve been forced to return home due to COVID-19
1. Empathize Whatever feelings of grief and fear are affecting you are also affecting your college students. Put yourself in their shoes – they are probably under just as much stress, if not more, as they try to complete the semester in unexpected ways. Also, many students might be questioning their decisions to go to college in […] … learn more→
Robots are playing many roles in the coronavirus crisis – and offering lessons for future disasters
A cylindrical robot rolls into a treatment room to allow health care workers to remotely take temperatures and measure blood pressure and oxygen saturation from patients hooked up to a ventilator. Another robot that looks like a pair of large fluorescent lights rotated vertically travels throughout a hospital disinfecting with ultraviolet light. Meanwhile a cart-like robot brings food to […] … learn more→
Children’s privacy is at risk with rapid shifts to online schooling under coronavirus
Schools globally have scrambled to adopt or expand use of technology to minimize learning disruptions related to COVID-19. Educational technology has long posed serious privacy and equality problems, and these problems are now reaching a boiling point. Hasty choices now could have long-term impacts. We are part of a seven-year research initiative, The eQuality Project, which examines young people’s experiences with privacy and […] … learn more→
