For many years there has been a common notion, that states “Athletes are receiving a free degree and education. If anything happens, they’ll always have a backup plan.” Frankly, I believe this idea has proven false in many cases. Overall, there are slightly higher graduation rates, but more than ever, we have athletes suffering from […] … learn more→

Trump’s first 100 days in office were, among other things, marked by a climate march in Washington DC that attracted tens of thousands of demonstrators. No surprises there. Since the beginning of his mandate in January, Trump has signed orders to roll back the number of federally protected waterways, restart the construction of contentious oil […] … learn more→

The 2017 March for Science was a powerful political statement by scientists. The marchers opposed political interference, budget cuts and lack of support for science at a government level. More commonly, though, scientists stay in their labs and avoid the public political spotlight. CSIRO scientist John Church – who initially acted as an individual (not […] … learn more→

James Baldwin, the author, playwright and social critic, whose life is depicted in the remarkable 2016 film I Am Not Your Negro, once said: “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” Alongside Baldwin’s commentary, the work of Hannah Arendt teaches us about the […] … learn more→

“An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living.” –Plato Studying higher education as much as I do, I have no choice but to question what I am doing. I see the massively rising student debt, I see the Poo Bahs raking in ever more money, see them crying about the lack of money in the system…and […] … learn more→

Many academics feel privileged to be working in a university. “Knowledge workers” like us, it is often said, are intrinsically motivated: driven by the internal rewards of their work. This contrasts with those who might be more motivated by extrinsic factors, such as pay or other awards. But, as we all know, even the most […] … learn more→

Exhausted and your assignment’s due date is near? That’s okay. We all have our good and bad days. All you need to do to complete that drag and boring assignment is to get a lot of motivation to do it. Seems really hard but lacking motivation to do things is completely normal and you can […] … learn more→

The headlong pace of technological change produces giant leaps forward in knowledge, innovation, new possibilities and, almost inevitably, legal problems. That’s now the case with blockchain, today’s buzziest new tech tool. Introduced in 2008 as the technology underpinning Bitcoin, a digital currency that is created and held electronically without any central authority, blockchain is a […] … learn more→

Most of us opt for cheap web hosting, but before making payment to one of the servers certain factors are to be considered. Some of those are as below: Company accreditation It is true you need to spend just few dollars to host your website on one of the cheap service providers, but this does […] … learn more→

A new report from the Centre for Independent Studies described Gonski funding for schools as a “fantasy” and made three proposals for school funding: Hand over full control for school policy and funding to the states. Establish a school voucher system, which provides funding directly to students rather than schools. Create charter schools – these […] … learn more→