Salvatore Babones

Illustration of people walking across top of the US flag, illustrating academics leaving America.

Will American academics flourish if they go abroad to escape Trump?

With US academia under siege from the Trump administration, universities elsewhere are contemplating offering ‘asylum’ to disaffected researchers. Here, four former US academics now established abroad reflect on the potential culture shock that awaits US émigrés

By Irina Dumitrescu

10 April

A man disinfects tables in an empty exam room as a metaphor for Is it time to rethink s tudent assessment?

Is it time to reassess student assessment?

The pandemic has accelerated numerous experiments in assessment for the digital age, moving beyond simple knowledge recall. But is the traditional exam really obsolete? As the dust settles on another marking season, seven academics give their widely differing views

By Jill Hicks-Keeton

22 July

Coronavirus crisis may spell the end of an era for international education

Western universities may soon need to operate with far fewer international students thanks to the Covid-19 contagion, says Salvatore Babones

By Salvatore Babones

22 March

Australia should not relax its China travel ban

The financial urge to allow Chinese students to begin the new university year must not trump public health concerns, says Salvatore Babones

By Salvatore Babones

25 February

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Teaching Generation Z: a biting blizzard or a breath of fresh air?

The current generation of students often come under fire for supposedly being excessively brittle and demanding. But does the reality bear that out, and what are the teaching techniques to which they respond best? Six scholars recount their own experiences and offer their tips

By Rachel Moss

29 August

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Chinese students are not Australia’s enemy within

Opponents should learn from Chinese candidates’ successful and potentially formative forays into democratic politics, says Salvatore Babones

By Salvatore Babones

25 April

Swastikas and speech at the University of Sydney

Self-described ‘politically incorrect’ professor Salvatore Babones says his views and others from across the political spectrum have never been quashed at the institution

By Salvatore Babones

3 February

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