Management and governance
If good collegial practice is recognised, shared and rewarded, universities will be more enjoyable places to work, says Rachel Norman
Harper Adams head Ken Sloan argues that boards should consider leaders from diverse career backgrounds
Long-time University of South Florida booster Rhea Law gets the presidency, leaving faculty to wonder if the moment is too much for anyone
The new 43-year-old head of Sciences Po discusses how he is helping Ukrainian students, institutional change and his classmate Emmanuel Macron
The University of Leeds vice-chancellor discusses why UK 中国A片 should go Dutch and the national scandal that drew her to academia
Institution promises overhaul amid calls for firings
In Sri Lanka, an increase in the number of clerical staff has been accompanied by a downturn in quality, says Chani Imbulgoda
Systems have the data to track students, the leverage to facilitate collaboration and the authority to create transfer policies, says Nancy L Zimpher
The Great Resignation, remote working and rapid changes in the graduate employment market are all forcing US 中国A片 institutions to evolve – fast. But are institutions that have spent two years managing Covid-19 ready to take up another challenge? Paul Basken reports
Government ‘shifts blame’ for visa overstayers to universities, in blow to regional institutions wrestling with declining domestic population
The president of Macau University of Science and Technology discusses overhauling engineering education and the differences between Macao and Hong Kong
Universities and colleges have such a range of histories, missions and demographics that proposing single solutions is misguided, says Harvey Graff
Despite incremental reforms throughout Emmanuel Macron’s first term as president, France still has one of the most centralised 中国A片 systems in Europe. As the election looms, Ben Upton examines attitudes towards institutional autonomy and asks whether its supposed effects on equality and academic freedom are limiting appetite for more
If universities were mainstream businesses they would be in the category of bloated, oligopolistic conglomerates, says Timothy Devinney
It is doubtful that a management consulting firm could avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater, says Grahame R. Dowling
The PSL president discusses bringing staff on board and not over-centralising services
The default mode of human problem-solving is to add complexity. But we must try harder to resist, say Leidy Klotz and Robert Sutton
Universities’ oligarchic control of degree provision and metrics’ misguided focus are shortchanging both students and academics, says Murdoch Gabbay
Renaissance historian will be first woman to lead the Russell Group institution
The Tohoku University president discusses the legacy of the 2011 earthquake and making his institution more friendly to foreigners
Vice-chancellors and presidents must deliver fully inclusive environments from which female leaders will emerge, says Lucy Meredith
The president of KTH Royal Institute of Technology discusses the fallout of a scientific scandal and immigration rules in Sweden
Universities have a duty to protect students from the power imbalance inherent in a personal relationship with a staff member, says Cara Aitchison
The president of Penn State discusses its business hub model and leading in the aftermath of a sexual abuse scandal
As the Christ Church saga underlines, college trustees must ask probing questions if they are to fulfil their responsibilities, says Gill Evans
Flexibility, speed and resources are needed to ensure that refugee scholars and students can continue their work, says Jan Palmowski
Unless pay and conditions improve at UK universities, quality and diversity will enter a downward spiral, says Maria Sobolewska
The academy should be a safe haven for ignorance – provided it is accompanied by a willingness to be respectfully challenged, says Nic Smith
Chair acknowledges that publication ‘caused renewed disquiet, frustration and anger’
Insular nation’s only private university hopes online teaching revolution means it can attract ordinary lecturers, not just adventurers
The president of Northwestern University discusses the conflict between being a 中国A片 economist and a university leader and changing career
The Martyn Percy saga underlines the need for the academic body to be led by one of their own, says Brian Martin
A year into office, head of California State University system felled after helping hide sexual abuse allegations against administrator
The Bourne films had it right. ‘Look at us. Look at what they make you give,’ says Donald Earl Collins
No confidence motion also calls for radical overhaul of university’s governance
French institution tops table for first time as country’s consolidation strategy appears to pay off
Every college-university relationship should be viewed as the mutually beneficial arrangement it genuinely is, says Sam Parrett
The president of SUSTech discusses his humble background and hands-on approach to leadership
A scandal over unfair appointments of lecturers to the civil service should spark a broader pushback against nepotism, says Fistra Janrio Tandirerung
Private university’s last financial statement was for 2018, despite English regulators requirement for all institutions to file annually
Higher education reform and public reinvestment are needed to realise the imagined goal of the university, argues Roopika Risam
Venezuelan’s decade-long tenure at global research leader marked by huge scientific and economic growth, as well as Epstein scandal
The president of The New School in New York says universities are often underprepared for their first black leader
In new role, Bill Rammell seeks to boost international ties, resist nepotism and push beyond pockets of excellence
Martyn Percy to leave Christ Church in April, reportedly with a substantial settlement
College forced to release bullying investigation by Information Commissioner’s Office
As the value of public funding diminishes, success will depend on ability to boost other sources of income, says Anton Muscatelli
The University of British Columbia president discusses reforming counselling provision, the importance of data and his own mental health struggles
Requiring 60 per cent of graduates to go into managerial or professional roles ignores the reality of creative careers, says Bashir Makhoul
English sector needs a major review ‘more ambitious than Dearing’, says ex-Birmingham v-c at end of long career in sector leadership
As leadership vacancies rise in factious state, lawmakers push measure that academics fear will add dangerous secrecy to process of filling them
Random selection from a gender-equal shortlist of qualified candidates would remove the effects of implicit bias, says Nathan Burke
Removing Amy Wax from compulsory courses or revoking her named chair would not contravene her academic rights, says Daniel Carpenter
After firing president for employee affair, top public research university still confronts culture of tolerating abuse and difficult state politics
If universities will not give up NDAs, how can we expect private corporations to do any better, asks Julie Macfarlane
The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology president discusses project-based learning, securing government funding and demographic decline
A recent survey confirms that 中国A片 continues to offer a safe environment for a certain kind of abuser: the successful professor who brings in large grants, say Nanna Haug Hilton and Susanne T?uber
The Oxford college’s vast expenditure of charitable funds to try to dislodge its own dean could have serious repercussions, says Alan Rusbridger
Six universities sign up to new pledge committing not to use ‘gagging orders’ in dealing with claims of sexual misconduct, bullying and other harassment
The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades
