Management and governance
Government, enterprise and education must contribute to a multi-pronged, long-term programme to boost social mobility, says Anulika Ajufo
Lisa Roberts highlights increasing state school admissions as key priority and rejects ‘death of the lecture’ strategy
Australian minister’s call for specialisation fosters speculation that rejected idea could be resurrected
Universities are anxious to meet social priorities, but new demands must be properly resourced, say Jo Angouri and Jan Palmowski
Perhaps, says Duncan Angwin – but probably not with an institution of similar size and standing, and not without long-term staff buy-in
University-founded institutions were to have been combined with vocational schools
Wide-ranging survey of mothers working in higher education reveals institutions’ inconsistent and often ineffective responses
Ideal of shared governance suffers, though AAUP heartened by some revivals, especially at large public universities
Head of state weighs in on dispute, as war of words escalates among Pacific neighbours
Senior Fijian politician brands vice-chancellor’s new contract ‘illegal’ as council splits on national lines
Misplaced fear of racial and sexual threats, plus the need to provide a ‘feeling’ of security, cited as reasons universities are reluctant to limit armed officers
Non-disclosure agreements that silence staff or students should be banned, says Mark Geoghegan
Hybrid working may suit some disciplines, but Gary Macfarlane fears that the convenience will come at the cost of creativity and collegiality
Embattled university president in staunchly conservative state sees business-world allies valuing benefits of under-fire course
Major scientific breakthroughs require people to be in their labs well beyond nine to five, and we ought to acknowledge this openly, suggests Eneli Kindsiko
Love for Confederacy permeates oldest state-funded military college in the US, investigation concludes
Survivor of a bleak upbringing, Marquette’s Michael Lovell sees pathways to assist students burdened by pandemic
Neither the Equality Act nor campus groups’ good sense will circumvent the duty to give a platform to anyone who wants one, says David Renton
‘Tinkering with an outmoded’ approach is not enough, Tan Eng Chye tells THE event
Making campuses sustainable will help limit future climate change but won’t protect against current threats, say Frank Fernandez and Hilary Coulson
Appeal on health grounds fails as prosecutor demands message for ignoring serial offending football coach
Survey of UK academics shows widespread belief that leaders have used ‘disaster management’ to shift focus away from research, cut jobs and increase managerialism
Careers can depend on publishing in higher-quartile journals, but the statistics are too easily gamed, says Jakša Cvitanić
After two forced resignations, exiled president tackles racism and selfishness undermining US higher education
Doing everything by the book makes it easy for opponents to plan ahead. So shake them up a bit, says Marcia Devlin
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
