University governance

Vice-chancellors can often overestimate the savings from institutional mergers and underestimate their complex challenges, says Malcolm Prowle

University accused of breaching contracts as redundancies of specialist staff restrict student choice

Government should look to foster culture of collaboration after era of competition, says Hepi paper

Firm whose lawyer helped initiate ACU saga handed job of finding leakers

Opacity is a feature of a university sector that has ‘lost its way’, according to Australia’s newest sector leader

Sociologist credited with stabilising the distance learning institution, but will leave it facing fresh financial challenges and still reeling from Jo Phoenix tribunal ruling

John Cater credited with transforming Edge Hill University since taking on top job in 1993

Tenure of former LSE director thrown disastrously off course by Congressional grilling on antisemitism and subsequent student protests

Joining forces with medical school seen as just the start of sector ‘shake-up’ for head of newly formed institution

Critics warn that Health Sciences University – which incorporates chiropractic and osteopathic treatment – is ethically concerning and will mislead students and patients

Ex-Monash v-c to succeed Tony Chan at rising Saudi Arabian institution next month

Labour has placed its faith in better regulation sorting out the financial issues in the sector, but what tools and powers does an already overburdened organisation need to tackle its biggest challenge yet?

Departing London Met vice-chancellor says English regulator’s data-driven rules do not help socially disadvantaged students

Our experiences on a remote Massachusetts island showed us how liberal arts education could be, say Nathan Badger and Maya Rosen

Whitechapel base is ‘pivotal innovation’ for institution, claims vice-chancellor

Canberra’s model for Atec allocates too little time and money while leaving bureaucrats in control, critics say

Institution based in the west of the capital will join the federation to pursue ‘new opportunities for collaboration’

Outspoken enemy of sector regulators steps down as principal of private college, more than six decades after entering higher education sector

Search for new leaders at OfS and UKRI offers chance for new government to break from the past in its approach to universities and research

Programme details released as Adelaide’s universities enter final stage of merger

Head of prominent public historically black institution troubled by programme performance and commencement slot for hemp farmer turned donor

Departing Manchester vice-chancellor discusses sector finances, pay gaps and letting go after 14 years

Ivy League campus, however, keeps in place the dean who also participated, boosting concerns about its sincerity amid sustained political threat

The instinct to err on the side of non-transparency is understandable, but the accused get more protection than the victims, say five experts

Exodus of experienced hands in midst of financial crisis leaves institutions seeking new generation of ‘risk-takers’

Campuses around the world have been rocked by protests calling for financial divestment from companies linked to Israel. But while boycotts have a long history in academia, some believe that universities themselves would be better advised to keep out of politics entirely. Patrick Jack reports

Chemistry laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart claims University of Hong Kong leader is victim of ‘tall poppy syndrome’

Yorkshire university has been led by interim leader since sudden departure of Simone Buitendijk

Proposed body must have ‘mundane’ expertise and avoid being the ‘long grass of policy’, new group says

Expanding the pool of candidates for an unpaid but significant commitment is hard, but there are rich rewards for both sides, says Kim Frost

Former Labour Cabinet minister and BBC executive to move on after three years

Varying degrees of autonomy among constituent institutions has resulted in discontent, insiders say

Former health secretary of Mexico to be flagship campus’ first Latino leader

Camille Galap, former interim administrator of the university, succeeds Estelle Iacona as leader

Universities might be in the ‘sweet spot to redefine the future’, but they still need to work with government and business, says leader

Island’s leader steps in as appointment of a new management team reignites row between vice-chancellor and council

Stronger leadership, fresher thinking and better incentives needed to drive action on sustainability, says Auckland vice-chancellor

Compulsory national guidelines for Australian university executive salaries will not necessarily reduce them

The president of Lingnan University on requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff

Major losses for the sector include the end of storied Philadelphia arts institution and retrenchment at leading Jewish-focused campus

Malawi’s first female university president Address Malata reflects on shaking up a male-dominated institution and why having more women on the faculty matters

Alumnus and trustee to become Ivy League institution’s first non-interim female leader after narrowly avoiding faculty censure at Stony Brook

Leaders’ claims that their appointments owe nothing to their political affiliations are wide of the mark, says an observer

Few remaining obstacles for one of the biggest university amalgamations in history

There is ample opportunity to educate students about the nuances of history, ethics and economics. Why aren’t universities doing so, asks Harvey Graff 

Mosa Moshabela says he will seek to learn from the challenges faced by his predecessors

Nation’s historically high level of shutdowns and consolidations overwhelmingly remains a private-sector malady, but states showing signs that old certainties may fall away

Mike Lee retires after suspension for ending student encampment by promising to study campus’ investments and halt non-existent academic exchanges

The Edinburgh protests underline the need for meaningful ways for students, staff and community to govern the university together, says Kevin Donovan

Student statistics due out in January now not expected until August, leaving universities ‘looking in the rear-view mirror’

Committee will have no role in selection of nominations to succeed Lord Patten, university insists

Ideal of student-oriented officers, arising from 1960s-era protests, appears to have lost ground to profession’s more enduring imperatives

Listening to students and engaging activist donors in university affairs in more constructive ways would both help, says Richard Joseph

Third Ivy League leader to depart amid Israel protests concedes pressures, as numerous US counterparts face no-confidence votes

Long-serving leader sentenced after quashing investigation of former USP administrators

Scholar claims selection process that led to appointment of Robert Balfour was slanted against internal candidate Vivienne Lawack

The unprecedented pressure on presidents from donors and pressure groups renders them unable to defend their students, says Harvey Graff

Debate on how far governments should regulate universities without impinging on academic freedom and autonomy

New ‘process’ among proposals to improve quality and transparency of university governance

Australian higher education ‘in a good state’ but drive to widen participation brings challenges, says departing leader