The Empowered University: Shared Leadership, Culture Change, and Academic Success, by Freeman A. Hrabowski III et al
David Wheeler learns the lessons of a charismatic university president’s success
David Wheeler learns the lessons of a charismatic university president’s success
Book of the week: David Wheeler enjoys a bold overview of how universities in the US have been transformed over three-quarters of a century
Scholars and sector figures offer recommendations for reading over the summer break
This critique details much wrong in US HE but also sketches a plan for reform, says David Wheeler
From MI5 recruiting, to students spying on each other and intelligence agencies funding research, Matthew Reisz explores the long and often uneasy relationship between espionage and the academy
An independent investigation is reviewing David Wheeler’s conduct during staff negotiations
Cape Breton University’s board denies departure is related to specific terms of the agreement made between David Wheeler and the faculty union
International Higher Education Group aims to reduce costs and increase choice for international students eyeing up Western universities
Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading
A thoughtful study by the head of Utrecht University focuses on the forces reshaping the sector, says David Wheeler
David Wheeler on how public higher education in the UK has strayed from its ideals, and how it might regain them
Book of the week: A cancerous, consumer-driven capitalism has weakened higher education, says David Wheeler
David Wheeler finds reason for hope in a critique of the neoliberal academy that also offers sound ideas for reform