New chancellor David Thodey said the university sector was under unprecedented scrutiny in politics and the media.
Calls for the resignation of University of Sydney vice chancellor Mark Scott are an amalgam of dog whistles and payback.
One of the newest members of Sydney University’s senate has publicly supported the under-fire vice chancellor.
Creating a false panic around university antisemitism runs the risk of building genuine fear in my community. Forcing the vice chancellor to resign would set a dangerous precedent.
Internal documents obtained by the Herald reveal he was “blindsided” by the Jewish community’s reaction to a deal to shut down the pro-Palestinian encampment.
The university says an external review will look at how its handles complaints after the vice chancellor said he had failed to protect Jewish students.
A former Sydney University academic has lodged a SafeWork complaint alleging the vice chancellor failed to protect Jewish students from “psychosocial harm”.
Most Australian vice chancellors are paid more than $1 million. This university boss thinks that’s too high.
There were close to 250 sexual assault and harassment reports at the University of Sydney,but most victims didn’t want their cases investigated.
University chiefs are being told to channel international students into courses that fill Australian skills shortages,deepening a dispute over federal plans to cap their annual intake.
The universities have written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to gain formal advice on whether the pro-Palestinian demand is a breach of federal law.