How Toni Morrison's legacy plays out in South Africa's universities: Toni Morrison's legacy echoes across the world. EPA-EFE/Arturo Peña-RomanoI first encountered Toni Morrison during my undergraduate years at Rhodes University in South Africa where her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Beloved (1987), was taught as part of an American Literature course. It moved me in ways … [Read more...] about How Toni Morrison’s legacy plays out in South Africa’s universities | The Conversation
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Universities in South Africa need to rediscover their higher purpose | The Conversation
Universities in South Africa need to rediscover their higher purpose: The demand for free higher education is one of the key factors that have led to competing waves of thinking and organisation in the sector. ShutterstockFor over two decades South African higher education has been dominated by three successive and contending waves of thinking and organisation. They are: … [Read more...] about Universities in South Africa need to rediscover their higher purpose | The Conversation
Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged
Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged: Johannesburg in the news: Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged: … partnership with the University of Johannesburg, which took place from 12-13 June at the Hyatt Regency, in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa. – Google Alert – Johannesburg Armoured vehicles have gone mainstream in … [Read more...] about Harness 4IR for the public good, universities urged
African universities need structures to assess and measure the impact of grants | The Conversation
African universities need structures to assess and measure the impact of grants: Without proper assessment and evaluation, a university's grants wheel can grind to a halt. ShutterstockSince Africa’s earliest modern public universities were established on the continent in the 1940s, these institutions have struggled to generate adequate and sustainable funding. For the most … [Read more...] about African universities need structures to assess and measure the impact of grants | The Conversation
How South Africa’s universities are making more students multilingual | The Conversation
How South Africa's universities are making more students multilingual: When professionals, like pharmacists, are able to communicate in many languages, everyone benefits. AS Photo Studio/ShutterstockSouth Africa is a multilingual, multicultural space. As is the case for many other countries in Africa, it has a number of official languages – 11. Although the South African … [Read more...] about How South Africa’s universities are making more students multilingual | The Conversation
