Category Archives: Access

Indigenizing the Canadian Academy: The Graduate Education Perspective

By Susan Porter and Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem Why is Canada committed to Indigenization? The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was established in 2008 to document the history and lasting impacts of the Canadian Indian Residential School system and to articulate pathways forward for reconciliation. The background to the commission was described […]

Diversity in Doctoral Education – Technical University of Munich’s (TUM) Perspective

By H.J. Bungartz, K. Offe, and K. Schmidt The context I: Diversity in German higher education and doctoral qualification When looking at the concept of diversity, we have to emphasize that there is no single and universal approach to conceptualizing diversity. In the area of Diversity Management, diversity is often addressed in organizations and companies […]

BEST – beeinträchtigt studieren. Sondererhebung zur Situation von Studierenden mit Behinderung und chronischer Krankheit

A survey published in 2012 documenting German graduate students with disabilities and chronic illnesses. View or download the full survey here. There are also other documents in this series including a brochure and a resource page including academic articles and presentations (some items are paywalled).  Facebook Twitter Linkedin

Supporting Diversity in Australia’s Graduate Research Programs

By Fiona Zammit Supporting and encouraging diversity in higher education is indeed an explicit goal of the Australian Higher Education system. The first objective of the Higher Education Support Act[1] which governs all delivery across the nation is to “support a higher education system that is characterised by quality, diversity and equity of access.” Access […]

Innovation in Graduate Admissions Through Holistic Review – Council of Graduate Schools

Identifying talented students poised to succeed is the first step in building a strong graduate program. Graduate schools invest considerable resources and apply different methods to determine who among their applicants represents the best fit with the program. Holistic review of individual applicants includes non-cognitive and personal attributes, which some have also correlated with increasing […]