In Campus Morning Mail features

Tim Winkler explores Swinburne U’s virtual open day. It’s a go-bold or go-home play in the digital recruitment world. “Does the substitution of a university experience with a computer game allegory ultimately burn or burnish the value proposition for universities?” he asks.

Andrew Harvey and Lisa Andrewartha (both La Trobe U) on welcoming defence forces veterans into high education. They bring unique strengths and perspectives that benefit the learning of all students. It’s this week’s essay in Contributing Editor Sally Kift’s series, on what is needed know in teaching and learning @

Elizabeth Baré, Janet Beard and Teresa Tjia on securing sustainable savings in professional services.  Retrenching can save money in the short-term, but staff numbers bounce back. Rather than retrench universities should invest.