Management and governance
Tips from the top of a sector that insists on preserving its male dominance offered in Australian consultant’s guide
Robert Caslen, in commencement weekend address, had copied leader of bin Laden raid
Often dismissed as an inordinately expensive quality assurance tool, ERA could become a gatekeeper for university registration
V-c ‘declared potential conflicts of interest and recused herself’ from deals with UCFB and IGPP, says university
Country’s excellence strategy has pushed German universities to dial back rivalry and instead coordinate their research plans
New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time
Faculty must draw on abilities they have developed in the classroom to steer administrators in the right direction, says Karen Spierling
Churches’ grip on former religious teacher training colleges is incompatible with their remit as publicly funded universities, says Keith Sharpe
Report criticises newly appointed leader but says use of term in student meeting did not make him a racist
Karen O’Brien to head north following retirement of Stuart Corbridge
The sacking of the Higher Education Commission’s chair provides an opportunity to rethink the organisation's entire rationale, says Tahir Shah
With wealth and donations becoming concentrated in ever fewer, ever more influential hands, and with some institutions languishing while the elite flourish, Paul Basken asks whether it is time for American colleges and universities to start biting the hand that feeds
Technical incompatibilities and privacy law risk preventing universities communicating to optimise individualised learning, says Gerd Kortemeyer
Book sets out to challenge the simplistic and divisive thinking to be found in disciplines as diverse as economics and literary studies
Online teaching could have been much better if institutions had previously taken a communal approach to digital evolution, says Doug Specht
Advocates of healing find challenge in predecessors with Confederate sentiments
Tough choices and bold strategies are needed if universities are to navigate the perilous landscape that lies ahead, argue Michael Braun and Scott Latham
Senior scholars increasingly victims of gossip, muttering and insubordination, researchers say
Minor tweaks to repetitive tasks can free up hundreds of hours of academic time for better things, says Andy Grayson
Huntington accepts separation from Laurentian, but Thorneloe sees danger to students and faculty nationwide
Katherine Fleming tells THE event New York University would ‘turn into a gigantic teaching institution for data science’ if it responded to outside pressure
New University of the Highlands and Islands principal discusses the unique value of multi-campus, regional universities and why the ‘binary’ narrative around further and higher education must change
Universities Australia not releasing its latest ‘health check’, after the previous one revealed ‘harsh’ perceptions
With overseas enrolments hitting the buffers during the pandemic, debate rages over whether higher education’s excessive reliance on this income stream is self-inflicted – and how universities can keep themselves on the financial rails in future. John Ross reports
Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances
Universities face ban on deals with foreign partners that lack ‘institutional autonomy’, as they wrestle with similar demons
Australian universities’ standing in global league tables may have plateaued
Nick Welch, chief operating officer at Arts University Bournemouth, given 21-month sentence
Minister behind gender equality plan reflects on influx of female university presidents ahead of Trinity College Dublin’s provost election
Nick Welch, chief operating officer at Arts University Bournemouth, found to have conned the British army out of private school fees
Champion of public education alleged to have been tolerant of sexual misconduct in sport in previous role at Louisiana State
Bénédicte Durand says university will make changes after slew of allegations, but defends governance procedures and argues banning initiation events is not the answer
Proposed outpost could set precedent for what experts say is ‘inevitable’ integration
Leader only started in January but provoked fury by using N-word in call with students
Former ombudsman to examine allegations of ‘anti-black conduct’ going unaddressed after furore over Adam Habib’s comments
With every second institution sporting a new boss, or looking for one, the pool of replacements may be shrinking
Events at the University of Leicester suggest an always tense relationship may be turning toxic, says Ursula Huws
Search for small savings may mean overlooking importance of aiding students and jobs, experts warn
Trusting in the continuing power of prestige to open employers’ doors is a dangerous strategy, say Alejandro Caballero and Sean Gallagher
Mental health champion to lead sector representative group
Selling the sector will be a key challenge for the former political adviser, journalist and media administrator chosen to lead Australia’s oldest university
Last-minute changes, rigid assessments and ‘disempowerment’ frustrate foreigners in Asia, says study
New president sets ambitious financial and internationalisation goals
Progress is being made but much still could and should to be done to boost women’s advancement, says Helen Bartlett
Researcher argues that universities worldwide should adopt model after finding correlation between alumni governance and ranking position and endowment size
The Chicago Principles are powerful partly because they are linked to institutional history and values, say Carolyn Evans and Adrienne Stone
Universities must develop their own cultures of academic freedom rather than borrowing them, according to Australian authors
New funding should be used to lure researchers from industry and overseas, experts say
Too many trustees misunderstand or forget their fiduciary responsibilities and become co-opted by institutional presidents, says James Koch
Berkeley provost must overcome financial challenges back at his alma mater
Why shouldn’t marketing staff have ongoing input into the brand perception they work so hard to cultivate among prospects, asks Victoria O’Malley
Institutions in Double First Class initiative poaching professors from rivals and creating ‘shadow’ academic posts, says study
Awareness campaigns, support services and coordination with local authorities and transport providers are all needed, says Maya Tutton
Audit finds changes were made without necessary approvals amid row over senior staff conduct
Canadian college seeking to move away from parent institution after more than 140 years
While notching up a leadership position can make a woman a role model, her treatment can be equally influential, professor says
Australian reviewer who proposed benchmarks before the crisis must now decide how and when to apply them
Mushrooming university may need to limit its activities to balance the books, new president suggests
No institution will be able to make it alone amid the pandemic-induced tumult, so let’s make shared values the antidote to the crisis, says Ferruccio Resta
University expresses concerns about ‘untrue statements’ but UCU remains in dark over what caused problem
