Central Queensland University students from an equity background can expect a deluge of communication if they hesitate with their study. Emails, phone calls, follow-up emails, follow-up phone calls – until finally the effort ends, somewhere short of harassment.
CQU vice president of Indigenous engagement, Professor Adrian Miller, says that when there is contact, students are asked why they have lost interest in study and how the university can help: perhaps advocacy on the student’s behalf or academic assistance, or a conversation about postponing their course.
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