2 out of 3 members of university governing bodies have no professional expertise in the sector. There's the making of a crisis

  • Written by: Alessandro Pelizzon, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University
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To say Australian universities are in crisis is to state the obvious. A common narrative suggests the most immediate cause of the current crisis is “reduced international student revenue and income from investments, such as dividends” during the pandemic. Some correlation is undeniable. However, many commentators have noted...

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