Gavin Mooney believes the core values of academic freedom, scholarship and serving the community are under threat in our universities. Increasingly, he argues, academics are subject to both direct and subtle pressures not to speak out, reliance on the corporate dollar is threatening scholarship and the community is no longer seen as the core stakeholder. These matters must be addressed if our universities are to survive

Michael Richardson acknowledges that not all student organisations are perfect but explains why the federal government's proposed Voluntary Student Unionism Legislation goes too far

Meg Gurry is concerned that few university students are learning anything about Asia, and more worryingly, even fewer will do so in the future.