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5 août 2015

Gay students still not welcome at South African universities

The ConversationBy and . Young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex are more likely to hide their sexual orientation until they graduate from high school and leave home to study at university or other institutions. In most African countries, these institutions are invariably located in urban centres. More...
5 août 2015

University residences aren’t yet a happy home for same-sex students

The ConversationBy . A large body of research shows that lesbian, gay and bisexual people are often able to express their sexuality and confirm their sexual identity for the first time when they go to university. More...

5 août 2015

Should female faculty get bonus points to correct for gender bias in student evaluations?

The ConversationBy . Now that most colleges and universities have completed their spring semesters, course instructors are opening up sealed manila envelopes, all over the country, to read their teaching evaluations. More...
5 août 2015

The growing gender imbalance in higher ed: Where have all the boys gone?

Résultat de recherche d'images pour "studyinternational.com logo"By Murray Hunter. Higher education institutes have traditionally been dominated by men over the centuries. However since the 1970s there has been a big shift in the gender balance, reaching a tipping point in the 1990s when women began to outnumber men in university enrollments. This is not just the case in the EU, US, and Australia. Many countries in Asia like Brunei, China, Burma (Myanmar), Hong Kong, and the Philippines also show this trend, with Malaysia and Thailand being extreme cases in this region. More...

4 août 2015

York University’s sexual assault policy sparks human-rights complaint

Go to the Globe and Mail homepageBy Kristy Hoffman. A York University student has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, alleging the school’s policy on sexual assault discriminates against victims, most of whom are women. Read more...
4 août 2015

Indigenous ceremony at University of Winnipeg sparks sexism debate

cbc masthead logoThe University of Winnipeg is defending a public gathering where female participants were encouraged to wear long skirts out of respect for an indigenous pipe ceremony. Read more...
4 août 2015

U of S houses one of the largest LGBT archives in the country

cbc masthead logoRetired librarian has been amassing books, posters and other artifacts for four decades.
Retired University of Saskatchewan librarian Neil Richards has made it his life's work to create a collection of LGBT history and life. The result is one of the largest collections of gay and lesbian related archives in the country. Read more...
4 août 2015

Program to train female Saudi online teachers

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The National Center for e-Learning and Distance Education has come up with a comprehensive e-learning program to prepare Saudi female graduates as faculty members and institutional administrators for the development of online education in the Kingdom. More...

4 août 2015

The Need to Foster Creativity and Digital Inclusion among Women Users in Developing Context

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. This paper provides a literature review aiming to discuss the need for fostering creativity and digital inclusion among women students in developing contexts by addressing the second order digital divide in online skills. More...

3 août 2015

After Obergefell

HomeBy Julia K. Stronks. In June, the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges said that all states must recognize the fundamental right of marriage for both straight and gay and lesbian couples. Though the decision was cause for rejoicing among many, myself included, it has raised concerns for faith-based colleges and universities that define themselves according to worldviews that reject homosexuality. Read more...

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