Nearly all Australian National University (ANU) union members on Thursday supported a vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell and chancellor Julie Bishop.
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Category: university governance
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“Portrayed as a place that isn’t what I know it to be”: Professor Bell on ANU’s public perception
ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell with Rachel Marape at James Marape, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea’s address to the ANU in February, 2024. Picture: Martin Ollman
Australian National University’s (ANU) vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has made a statement confirming she plans to stand by her university after a “four-month negative media campaign.”
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Body cams, staff to carry ID, change of culture: TEQSA draft rules for protests, student complaints
Security stand in front of a pro-Israel protest at the University of Sydney on May 3, 2024. Picture: David Swift
Universities will be expected to publish de-identified complaints data publicly, make student complaints processes clearer, and analyse the data twice a year if the university regulator’s interim guidelines for student complaints mechanisms are adopted.
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Four universities being investigated over protests: Governance inquiry
Committee chair and Labor Senator Tony Sheldon called for the inquiry in January. Picture: Martin Ollman
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA) revealed four universities are being investigated for their handling of protests and encampments at the first Quality of governance public hearing.
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Campus encampments and protests are a sign of failed university governance: A Canadian perspective
An Australian National University pro-Palestine encampment in May last year. Picture: Martin Ollman
Last year, there were multiple protest encampments and other actions by groups of students on Canadian university campuses regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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TEQSA to ask parliament for more power over universities
TEQSA chief executive Mary Russell will appear at the inquiry on Wednesday. Picture: Newswire
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA) will on Wednesday tell the Education and Employment Legislation Committee it needs increased authority to efficiently wrangle universities.
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