Management and governance

New vetting committee for candidates is reminiscent of ‘eastern-bloc style managed democracy’, says Conservative MP

Promoting awareness of the impact words can have on others will create a psychologically safe space where staff, students can thrive, says Melissa Carr

Proposed commission has no shortage of work even if the Universities Accord’s other recommendations fail to materialise

Codifications of how university missions preclude institutional positions would guide expectations and responses, says Paul Gooch

National Education Policy prioritises institutional autonomy but controls remain tight despite attempts to decentralise

No journey in strange new waters can be smooth sailing, but healthy conflicts have a place in innovation and transformation, say David Lloyd and Peter Høj

Universities are not doing enough to police misconduct. We need an independent register from which bullies can be struck off, says Nicholas Rowe

Commission’s move following Percy affair provoking internal controversy, source claims

Institutions must instead provide fora and establish rules for debating issues and their moral implications, says Carolyn Hughes Tuohy

Some of the country’s biggest institutions have suffered bruising defeats of late despite the justice system generally favouring the powerful. What explains this losing streak and will it change anything?

University known for politics, piety and scandal penalised for longstanding pattern of hiding reports of sexual abuses and other community safety concerns

Best way to stop proposed oversight body going rogue is to avoid setting it up in the first place, conference hears

Former Republican senator wins praise for energy, ideas and willingness to engage on contentious issues

Leader of soon-to-be-merged university says mergers have to be the right strategic fit, because financial savings don’t always come straight away

Universities approach finish line with wins from court and accreditor, then get new challenges from lawmakers and ratings agency

Sir Anthony Finkelstein to lead combined university, called City St George’s

The behaviour of some has effectively served to chill the views of others. But this flies in the face of universities’ core role, says Dawn Freshwater

The political maelstrom around US universities’ handling of pro-Palestinian protests reflects a right-wing campaign that is increasingly challenging higher education’s autonomy to determine its missions and run its affairs. Yet the sector appears to have no strategy to hold the line. Paul Basken reports

As a woman concerned by gender inequality, I could be tolerated coming up to the elbows of the men in power, but not to their shoulders, says Pat O’Connor

The interim president of Michigan State University shares her approach to healing the campus community after a deadly shooting and sexual misconduct crises

Ebrahim Adia’s journey through modern universities indicates their power to transform lives, but they face growing financial pressure

When it launches next year, the lifelong learning entitlement could boost both university finances and social mobility, says Zahir Irani

Conservative billionaire-backed bids for university’s Overseers board produces complaints about process and vows to try again next year

It is not easy for university management to push back against large numbers of people, but resisting harassment should be paramount, says Ian Pace

Allowing a thousand flowers to bloom is no longer practical for universities aspiring to be better known for their research, says Robert Brown

‘Heightened’ crackdown on academic freedom expected as party committees merge with presidents’ offices on leading campuses

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