Management and governance

It might sound ‘wishy-washy’ but joyfulness can succeed where KPIs fail in supporting the institutional mission, new book argues

Interviews with council members suggest ‘business realists’ dominate and chairs are ‘too matey with senior management’, says CDBU report

British-born leader leaves with immediate effect after less than four years at the helm

Some narcissistic v-cs have lost sight of their real job – to be the custodian of their university’s heritage and to safeguard its future, says Kieran Walshe

Despite some calls to replace Claudine Gay with another black woman, tradition and mercy might force persistence of white male leadership

Relying on search firms and ignoring faculty input is one big reason why incumbencies are shortening and success is becoming rarer, says Harvey Graff

Questions over whether King Charles’ doctor holds certain institutional roles increase need for more formalised way of handing out honorary titles, critics say

Experienced leader says new structure, imposed despite significant opposition, makes it an ‘opportune moment’ to go

With Claudine Gay accepting debatable instances of plagiarism as final straw, faculty see odds getting hopeless for countering unified political and economic power

Codes’ vague, narrow and toothless provisions are failing to promote the safety and well-being of all university community members, says Richard Joseph

There is no single or ‘correct’ way to rank universities – and that’s a very good thing, writes Phil Baty

Premier institution loses first black leader after record short tenure amid persistent partisan pressure and evidence of her own scholarly failings

Chungbuk National University head says simply ‘selling degrees’ is not in the interest of students or the sector

La Crosse’s Joe Gow threatens lawsuit and claims free speech rights have been violated following dismissal over films produced with his wife

Autonomy, tertiary sector integration and sustainable research funding are crucial to sector’s future, Brian Schmidt says, as he relinquishes leadership role

By having their own lawyers, panels can ensure all positions are considered regardless of who else (if anyone) has appointed one, says Andrew Brown

The Elizabeth Magill case notwithstanding, presidents should focus on how conflicts affect the primary mission of their university, says Nicholas Dirks

Political philosopher was most recently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney

Former political staffer and representative group head to take the helm at umbrella body

After extended review, covering allegations of plagiarism on top of political pressures over Israel, governing board calls first black president right choice for healing

Students call for Mathias Vicherat, who denies the allegations, to resign after he was questioned by police earlier this month

Chancellors might only choose vice-chancellors once a decade, but they spend the next few decades agonising about it

UNC chancellor’s move to Michigan State also comes after years of trustee interference

A web of ambiguity around personal data is stifling universities’ ability to safeguard students’ mental health, say Iria Giuffrida and Alex Hall

Australia’s biggest university appoints from within after ‘rigorous and broad-scale’ executive search

All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union

With UK sector in increasing dire financial straits, universities are turning to experienced hands to steady the ship, but is short-termism really what institutions need?

Universities have long taken diverse stances on difficult current issues, proud of their ability to intervene thoughtfully and respectfully, says Harvey Graff

Shadow minister Matt Western accuses government of creating ‘funding crisis’ in English universities

As Australia’s climate turns back again, universities say the lessons of a horror summer have not been forgotten

AI is helping us mine 200,000 stakeholders’ ideas, sensible and silly, about core elements of the new Adelaide University, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

Long-serving David Blaney reaches ‘voluntary exit agreement’ as Welsh regulation transfers to Commission for Tertiary Education and Research

If politicians and donors disagree with student or faculty views, they should challenge their soundness, not threaten defunding, says Richard Joseph

It defies history and logic to lay decades of failure by administrators, trustees and legislators at tenured professors’ door, says Harvey Graff

College sector leader urges universities to realise that without unified tertiary model ‘we are not going to win any more money’

As governance report castigates his successor, former Cape Town vice-chancellor says he is not surprised by findings but that anyone would have struggled to lead Africa’s most highly ranked university after tumults of preceding years

Ex-Universities UK president described as ‘towering figure in higher education’

Move is latest in sector-wide process of ‘neutering Hong Kong universities’ by giving legislators say over their decisions, says academic

The American University in Cairo’s first Arab leader on helping people reskill, serving the community and taking on the ‘necessary evil’ of administration

Before undertaking change programmes, universities should devote more attention to designing how success will be achieved, says Paul Woodgates

Centre for Antiracist Research doesn’t have obvious funding flaws, but celebrity activist still leaves university questioning its Floyd-era hiring coup

Late researcher’s reform narrative chimes with Australian accord considerations

The Gaza situation is no exception to the rule that truth-seeking requires the marrying of free expression with inclusion and respect, says Duncan Ivison

Students must be allowed to participate in decisions about technology adoption that affect their education, careers and lives, says Mona Sloane

Mamokgethi Phakeng ‘subverted policies and procedures’ with council chair to ‘shield themselves from accountability’, report concludes

Most-travelled US university president says sector must make hard calls on priorities, but has too few willing to do so

Both boards approved the case for the amalgamated Adelaide University – but politicians still formed a scrutiny committee, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

New millennium has wrought ‘transformational’ change on Australian higher education, and much of it has been ‘negative’, seminar hears

All agree cross-disciplinary collaboration is hard, but researchers favour material incentives while executives want cultural change, study finds

Victims need the certainty that worries and complaints will be listened to and that investigations will be fair-minded, says Owen Bubbers-Jones

Reporting misconduct to an external ombudsman would circumvent managers’ tendency to cover up, says Wyn Evans

Academics welcome the move, but some are concerned over displacement of island’s students from its top institutions

Reform following explosive exit of Martyn Percy could mean non-clergy leading Christ Church for first time in its near 500-year history

Government ‘misstep’ clears way for protracted legal battles over future of Africa’s biggest distance learning institution, academics say

Catriona Jackson says conclusion of major sector review will be ‘a good time to depart’

Just as some conservatives start warning universities against joining policy debates, others start punishing them for failing to speak out on behalf of Jewish state

Key group endorses amalgamation but recommends ‘additional risk management measures’

Staff complain over lack of consultation on proposed creation of new schools

Rectors lavish about 9 per cent more headcount and resources on their closest colleagues, with authors of nationwide, two-decade analysis calling for more lay executives and an alertness to post-election largesse

Scholars say accusations of mismanagement against University of Hong Kong leader suggest ‘deep resentment and frustration’ in the ranks