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COVID-19 has made life within and beyond the classroom virtually (pun intended) unrecognisable. Stripped of the in-person interactions so vital to the student experience, some might say that universities have lost their value and become yet another casualty of the pandemic. But institutions of higher learning still have legs — if they dare to re-imagine themselves.
The 2021 Prize was open to non-fiction and fiction works in English (written or translated) that were published from January 2017 to 30 May 2021. These also included creative works that have clear historical themes, as well as book-length works that were either authored or co-authored and addressed any time period, theme, or field of Singapore history, or included a substantial aspect of Singapore history as part of a wider story.
Mr Jonathan Sim, instructor from the Department of Philosophy, describes how he engaged with local employers to open internship opportunities to humanities and social sciences students who would not previously have been considered.
Faculty and students talk about what life has been for them this past year, what they miss about campus life, and extend words of advice and congratulations to the graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021.
There are 11,582 students receiving Bachelor’s and graduate degrees from the Class of 2020, and 11,990 graduates being conferred these qualifications from the Class of 2021.
The University will be holding its first-ever online Commencement, for the Classes of 2020 and 2021. The 60 ceremonies from 26 Jun to 3 Jul will see this time-honoured ceremony take on new virtual dimensions, celebrating the hard work of the 24,000 graduates from these two cohorts.
Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh, Vice Dean (External Relations and Student Life) of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, joint committee member of the NUS Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) programme, and also Faculty member of staff at the NUS Department of Philosophy, shares his experience with and working ideas for using technology to keep his students highly engaged during as well as between online classes in this Teaching Connections interview hosted by the NUS Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL).
In “Recognising the roots of racism in Singapore” (AcademiaSG, 2021), Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Department of Political Science) discusses the recent incidents of racial discrimination that have occurred in Singapore and the media’s varied responses towards them.
At the #AreuOK – Let’s Talk About Mental Health webinar on 16 June, NUS Chairman Mr Hsieh Fu Hua engaged representatives from Faculty, alumni and the student body in a discussion of ways to increase awareness of mental health issues and to render better support to sufferers of mental illness.
IN BRIEF | 3 min read Tang Chi Lin, a FASS History alumnus, has had a career filled with adventure and adaptations. This however, was “not a choice”, but the result of finding a need to better himself and stay ahead of the game – an instinct cultivated during his time in FASS. With workplaces […]