Management and governance

Lawrence Bacow’s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ‘greying’ of college leadership

Project at Canterbury Christ Church aims to explore building’s history and create new heritage centre

US universities’ public approval is best guaranteed by boldly defending non-partisan values such as tolerance and free speech, says Darren Linvill

Former Tufts University head to succeed Drew Faust in July

The former Soviet state’s National Academy of Sciences is too focused on its own survival to improve its research performance, says Ararat Osipian

Books offer an experience, evidence trail and egalitarianism that could never be digitised, say Al Martinich and Tom Palaima

Times Higher Education’s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid, and struggling to fit time for personal relationships and family around their ever-growing workloads. Ellie Bothwell reports

Suspension is a legal and emotional minefield that can blow up in managers’ faces, says a wrongfully suspended scholar 

Academics routinely offer praise and encouragement to their students. Why are they so reluctant to offer it to each other? asks Terri Apter

Carlo Montemagno caught in nepotism row at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Desire to climb global tables is bringing many institutions together – but there are risks, expert warns

Asian universities in particular are embracing a technological future, but they should bear in mind the words of two wise Americans, says Alice Gast

Sexual misconduct is now being openly discussed, but universities still lack policies to safeguard staff from sexual violence in the workplace. This means victims remain afraid to speak out, says a female academic and rape survivor

In survey of 15,000 university staff, just 2.6 per cent supported the government’s higher education policies

New body to bring together Equality Challenge Unit, Higher Education Academy and Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

Former Soviet state can become destination for international students thanks to its successful fight against academic graft, says minister

Ian Greer succeeds the late Patrick Johnston at Russell Group institution

Lou Anna Simon steps down just hours after gymnastics physician was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes 

A year-long experiment convinced Michael Marinetto that carving out research time is a fun but unwinnable game 

Unclear whether new regulator will maintain programme that informs English higher education policy

Institutional leaders tell survey that current avalanche of criticism ‘lacks substance’

Presidential elections are looming, but government pressure on universities should ensure that students pose no threat to the ruling regime, says Ararat Osipian

Ibero-American University of Science and Technology closed after an investigation found the institution to have debts of about 4 billion pesos

Singaporeans deserve more local impact from their top-ranked public universities, says Cherian George

College sport is deeply woven into US culture and commerce. But a long series of scandals has pointed the glare of publicity away from the basketball courts and football fields towards the athletics programmes themselves. Jon Marcus reports

Jo Johnson’s support for free expression unravels when it comes to Palestine, says Jonathan Rosenhead

Stephanie Marshall announces departure ahead of three-way merger

Physicist will step down 'in coming months', once successor is appointed

Research-intensive mission group can act for benefit of whole UK sector, says Tim Bradshaw

Universities fear they will be forced to subsidise the cost of regulating new entrants to the sector

Diverse dining options are part of institution’s recipe for success, says outgoing president Tan Chorh Chuan

Chris Parr runs through 11 of the best 2017 Christmas videos from university leaders

Vice-chancellors’ salaries in Australia are the highest in the anglophone world, and are attracting sharp criticism, says Gavin Moodie

The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected

Minimum compliance with publication requirements is the best recipe for job satisfaction, says Mike Marinetto

As Pam Tatlow departs MillionPlus, she warns against imposing a market in fees and criticises UUK on funding and Brexit

Chris Parr reveals the 25 Times Higher Education stories that received the most views during the last 12 months

HEA, LFHE and ECU to form new, as-yet-unnamed agency

Proposed penalties for intuitions that fall foul of new regulator called “eye-watering”

Xiang Zhang, who will succeed Peter Mathieson, faces challenges over academic freedom and Chinese influence in the former British colony

Rapid technological change means that higher education leavers will need to return during their career, says Tec Monterrey president

Sexual harassment allegations and Paradise Paper revelations among negative headlines

‘Spurious’ justifications for executive pay criticised as one leader claims furore will ‘blow over’

Outrage over vice-chancellors’ remuneration has focused on individuals – but the buck stops with governors

Scott Beardsley looks at how the top job is evolving in the US, while Susie Hills shares advice from UK business executives on being a v-c

The recent downfalls of Dame Glynis Breakwell and Grace Mugabe are very different stories, but both reveal some age-old traits, says Agnieszka Piotrowska

University leaders can expect renewed criticism over their salaries and ‘outdated’ benefits, warn governance experts

Rigour, hierarchy and payrolls are not incompatible with an anti-managerial, democratic and grades-free approach, says Eliane Glaser

As Dame Glynis Breakwell announces her resignation from Bath, James Treadwell urges scholars to celebrate the real value in our universities

First priority should be to repeal Grace Mugabe’s PhD, says lecturer

UK’s highest-paid university leader faces further criticism for terms of her departure

Robert Nelsen reflects on concerns for DACA students and importance of diversity

Academic to vice-chancellor pay ratios could be published by the Office for Students but here is a preview based on THE’s pay data

Under-fire head of Bath's governing body defends high pay of Dame Glynis Breakwell after Hefce rebuke

Academics object to reforms at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Despite failure to include several prestigious institutions in the project, the president of the University of Paris-Saclay says that it will still be a ‘globally world-class university’

Andrew Adonis says latest salary increase for institution's leader is ‘shameless and outrageous’

Higher education regulator moves to correct confusion over status of specialist institutions

Hollywood and Westminster have been rocked by tales of sexual assault and abuse. Is academia similarly plagued by misuse of power and sexual misconduct? Five scholars offer their views

Patrick Awuah set up institution to focus on critical thinking, ethics and collaboration