In response to reforms leading to the decentralization of university governance, academic divisions in China's public universities are expected to take responsibility for their financial health; however, it is unclear how universities allocate financial resources in response to external expectations, a research gap that this article seeks to fill.…

Activism is becoming more pervasive within academia. Within this paper, we analyse different types of academic activism, focused on the effect these acts will have when enacted by a lecturer. First, a framework is created based on the concept of academic freedom, both in the form of Lerhfreiheit and Lernfreiheit. Second, a scale is suggested,…

Universities throughout the UK are internationally recognised for their research excellence, contributing over £54 billion annually to the economy. However, sustained financial constraints risk eroding this strength. Drawing on member survey data from Universities UK (UUK) and the Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA), this…

This article discusses the sustainability of higher education internationalisation and changing practice during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. While many previous studies frame the understanding of sustainable internationalisation within the discourse of environmental and financial sustainability, we view the sustainability of…

The transformation of universities has focused on the systems of governance, epistemologies and pedagogies to the detriment of people who are drivers of transformation. This lack of focus on people results in assimilation into the existing institutional culture, which is Western. Notably, Western culture is individualistic in nature and privileges…

This study investigates university students' technology use and understanding in the post-generative AI (GenAI) era. A mixed-methods approach, employing a survey of 68 students at a business-focused university in the United States, explored current learning tool usage patterns, specific GenAI applications, self-perceived AI expertise, and…

Researchers contend that higher education organizations and systems, no matter their description (public, private, two-year, or four-year), build society. Nationally, many higher education leaders discuss metrics and measures such as graduation rates, class sizes, intercollegiate athletics, famous alumni, and the extent of community engagement, as…

College students with identities traditionally marginalized in scientific disciplines are more engaged and more likely to remain in science if they feel that they belong in their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes and departments. In this qualitative case study, we elevated marginalized student voices to learn how…

Universities consist of students, faculty and staff, interacting through multiple layers of organization and on a variety of time scales. They are complex adaptive systems (CAS) yet the bulk of scholarship on higher education analyzes them using conventional social science methods, with little work that tries to understand them using complexity…

The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to accountability and strategic planning by fostering greater coordination between institutional administrators, University Boards of Trustees and the Board of Governors regarding…

The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to accountability and strategic planning by fostering greater coordination between institutional administrators, University Boards of Trustees and the Board of Governors regarding…

The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to accountability and strategic planning by fostering greater coordination between institutional administrators, University Boards of Trustees and the Board of Governors regarding…

This paper offers a historical analysis of organizational identity development at a particular Dutch university, the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. Our analysis contributes to the discussion on what factors contribute to organizational identity maintenance and evolution. Whereas the literature suggests a rather straightforward development,…

From an understanding of knowledge mobilisation as a set of strategies that favour responsible and inclusive research, the aim of this paper is to identify the obstacles or barriers to carrying out such research in higher education institutions, as perceived by researchers. In this descriptive study, content analysis is used to examine…

Universities face an uncertain funding environment and turbulent marketplace. Financial scenario modelling offers a potential mechanism to assist in navigating a way forward. Our previous paper on UK universities' practice found some variation in the sophistication of the approaches taken, but the overall impression was of a relatively simple…