Universities ‘mustn’t rush into bad decisions’

University leaders can learn from military minds

Academia and the armed forces may seem worlds apart, but officer training has valuable lessons for university managers, says former Indian army veteran-turned-professor Vikas Rai Bhatnagar

By Vikas Rai Bhatnagar

3 September

Universities cannot be bystanders when democracy is imperilled

Historically black colleges offer a useful blueprint on how academic administrators can support progressive change, says John Silvanus Wilson Jr

By John Silvanus Wilson

4 June

Crews swap boats between races to illustrate Denmark has ‘democracy deficit’

Denmark’s corporate university management ‘needs democratising’

Running universities like companies has helped them look outwards, but they risk an exodus of young talent from relentless reforms

By Ben Upton

31 May

Dutch minister: ‘changing education is like open-heart surgery’

Challenge of balancing huge international expansion with sustainability leaves academic-turned-politician urging careful thinking

By Ben Upton

19 May

Universities ‘mustn’t rush into bad decisions’ on controversies

While councils might expect a response ‘after first tweet’, universities ‘lose credibility’ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears

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