Brought in to funnel students into degrees that would address Australia's skill shortages, the Job Ready Graduate package slashed the student contribution of some degrees while hiking others, but enrolments in the arts is still popular, universities claim.
The Coalition government showed a disdain for the arts, humanities and social sciences. The plight of these disciplines requires action from the incoming Labor government on three fronts.
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Associate Professor Grant Duncan has just been awarded the inaugural Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities prize for Engagement and Public Communication.
Grant Duncan, the academic behind Stuff-Massey University Election Survey, wins top Australasian award stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.