Let’s recreate a campus culture that enables vigorous academic debate The behaviour of some has effectively served to chill the views of others. But this flies in the face of universities’ core role, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 20 February
Female leaders need support – not the abuse they currently endure The barrage of personal abuse faced by women in leadership positions risks our gains on gender equality, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 27 April
Universities must keep flying the flag for internationalisation Australia and New Zealand’s isolation continues, but global collaboration is ever more crucial, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 11 September
Covid demands a radical refocus on authentic local partnerships Nearby communities are the priority – but impact is maximised via universities’ crucial global networks, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 10 April
Universities are key to addressing New Zealand’s productivity gap Nurturing talent via teaching and research is a well-established pathway to building an innovative, prosperous society, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 10 January
Data can improve our sustainability work In the post-Covid world we have a chance to increase our use of data to better understand research opportunities and student learning, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 13 June
A crisis is best managed through reasoned analysis from experts Universities have a duty to speak up during a crisis and provide evidence-based commentary, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 15 March
Australia must not pull up the ladder for poorer students Student income support is increasingly insufficient and in urgent need of reform, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 2 January
Kowtowing to politicians is shameful and wrong If universities don’t assert their expertise, demands from ministers and industry will become ever more misguided, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 8 August
We recognise that open expression on campus will sometimes lead to protests Universities are intellectual spaces and censorship of opinion is not the right way to solve freedom of speech conflicts, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 27 August
Universities must be bridge-builders between past traditions and future progress Reimagining the cultural heritage of 中国A片 so that it endures for future graduates is an imperative for universities, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 30 May
