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New taskforce launched to explore UK mergers

The PIE News

The taskforce on efficiency and transformation in higher education will be chaired by Nigel Carrington, former vice chancellor at University of the Arts London. Elsewhere, it said the taskforce sets out to support leaders at individual universities by sharing good practice in efficiency, transformation and income generation.

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Proposed Macquarie University restructure will ‘hollow out’ humanities, academics say

The Guardian - Higher Education

Under the proposed changes, seen by Guardian Australia, 42 full-time equivalent academic roles in the faculty of arts and 33 in the faculty of science and engineering would be cut, making about $15m in net savings. Curriculum changes would be made in 2026 and 2027, with mergers and reductions largely attributed to low enrolment figures.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”

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APAIE 2025 champions inclusivity and global citizenship

The PIE News

Thats a very unique thing about the conference this year, Venky Shankararaman, APAIE president and vice provost (education), Singapore Management University , told The PIE News. Jindal Global University , the host institution for this years conference, addressed the importance of expanding opportunities on a global scale.

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Ambivalent response as five more unis join India’s TNE boom

The PIE News

The handover ceremony was attended by union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, UGC acting chairman Vineet Joshi, vice-chancellors of the participating universities, and diplomats from the US, UK, Italy, and Australia. In fact, they were actively scouting other Indian cities.

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Canadian associations welcome collaboration with new Prime Minister

The PIE News

New leadership brings a fresh perspective on policies and challenges, and we welcome the opportunity to meet with the new minister to discuss the vital role of international students in Canadas immigration strategy, a Universities Canada spokesperson told The PIE News. In 2022 alone, they injected $30.9

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President moves: This Florida university has finally selected its next leader

University Business

He will assume the role in summer 2026 once Boston College’s current president, William Leahy, steps down. The former lawmaker has ties to Florida Atlantic, serving on the deans advisory board for its business school and helping secure $43 million in funding for the engineering college’s building.