https://www.scmp.com/rss/330133/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com An incident in which a National University of Singapore student was filmed while taking a shower on campus – and the subsequent backlash over the authority’s handling of the matter – goes to show just what a challenge Asian universities face in tackling sexual harassment. The unfortunate student, Monica Baey, felt so let down by the university’s lack of victim support that she took to social media to publicise the incident. Much like the #metoo movement, this digital intervention helped to start... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3009357/sexual-harassment-norm-university-singapore-student-monica-baey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3009357/sexual-harassment-norm-university-singapore-student-monica-baey?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 May 2019 23:00:13 +0000 As any first year Philosophy undergraduate can tell you, discussion and debate have been the beating heart of university life ever since Plato’s Academy. With this in mind, the healthy, Socratic-like scepticism academics across Asia are showing towards society’s obsession with university rankings is to be welcomed. Such rankings may have a purpose, but they are far from ideal, and academics globally are being increasingly bold in questioning this purpose. Professors Linda Lim and Pang Eng Fong... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2182204/singapore-right-question-university-rankings-fixation-research-has?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2182204/singapore-right-question-university-rankings-fixation-research-has?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:30:45 +0000