Tag: USP
Staff, students back USP academic chief amid tension over allegations
By Wansolwara staff
A "fight for justice and good governance" at the University of the South Pacific has continued as staff and students have echoed...
USP vice-chancellor told to ‘step aside’, committee member resigns in protest
By Edwin Nand in Suva
The University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, a Canadian, has been told to step down to allow...
USP students, staff call on council to drop ‘harassment’ of Ahluwalia
By Soli Wilson in Apia
A power struggle at the University of the South Pacific is continuing despite students and staff warning that it now...
USP mismanagement ‘widespread’, staff tell current affairs show
Simpson@8 investigated the allegations of mismanagement that had accrued over professor Chandra’s tenure. Video: Simpson@8
By Sri Krishnamurthi
Staff and students at the University of the...
Former USP Vice Chancellor ‘violated’ norms, say staff and students
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
University of the South Pacific staff and students have released a rebuttal to former Vice Chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra’s claim that...
Pacific journos converge in Suva to discuss ‘critical issues’
By Wansolwara staff in Suva
Twelve leading journalists from 11 Pacific Island countries will converge in Suva, Fiji, this Friday to discuss critical issues affecting the region...
Vanuatu Daily Post: ‘Serious Concerns’ in USP Audit Report
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Earlier this week staff and students of the University of the South Pacific received a summary of an independent...
USP to enforce report on mismanagement and abuse of office
By RNZ Pacific
The University of the South Pacific has said it will implement the recommendations of the independent investigator looking into allegations of mismanagement...
Multimedia, innovation vital for Pacific journalism, says academic
By Ben Bilua in Suva
Multimedia skills and innovation are key to adapting to the changing media landscape, says US academic Professor Debora Wenger as...
Indigenous Pacific knowledge to help save the ocean
By RNZ Pacific
Indigenous Pacific knowledge should inform the science to save the world's oceans.
That was the consensus among Pacific ocean scientists and other regional...
USP hosts talks on social media and fake news in Pacific
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Journalists have gathered for a three-day event at the University of the South Pacific in Suva to discuss the rise of...
Report into USP mismanagement allegations due next month
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A report on the alleged mismanagement and abuse charges at the University of the South Pacific is due by August 16,...
USP journo students return from Solomons climate storytelling project
By Michael Andrew
A group of University of the South Pacific journalism students have returned from a week-long trip to the Solomon Islands covering communities...
USP staff want Fiji’s pro-chancellor Thompson to step aside in abuse...
By Peni Komaisavai in Suva
Staff of the University of the South Pacific at the university’s main Laucala campus in Suva have called for pro-chancellor...
NZ seeks ‘explanations’ over USP mismanagement allegations
By RNZ Pacific
New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters says his government is "asking for explanations" about alleged mismanagement at the regional University of the...
USP Council to investigate claims of abuse of office amid staff...
By Wansolwara staff in Port Vila
A separate independent investigation will be conducted into allegations of abuse of office at the University of the South...
USP wins US$20,000 grant to boost Pacific environmental journalism
By Wansolwara
The journalism programme at the University of the South Pacific has won a US$20,000 (F$42,617) grant in a boost environmental reporting in the...
Journalism education at USP – a 30-year struggle for free press
By Shailendra Singh in Suva
The University of the South Pacific's recent 50th anniversary marked 30 years of existence for its regional journalism programme. In...
World must take moral climate stand for humanity, warns Pacific expert
By Jope Tarai in Suva
The threat of rising global temperatures on Pacific ecosystems is not only a scientific analysis but a reality for many...
Royals talk empowerment, gender and climate advocacy with USP students
By Mereoni Mili in Suva
Meeting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in person was a humbling experience this week for specially selected students from...
MASI aims to develop regional journalism with USP boost
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) plans to work closely with the University of the South Pacific journalism programme...
‘Be courageous in your quest for truth,’ journalism academic tells graduates
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
Pacific journalism academic Professor David Robie believes the media play a critical role in exposing abuses of power in a...