Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally. Inside Sydney’s swish Fullerton Hotel, a glittering cast of vice-chancellors, politicians, public servants, journalists, and consultants deliberated at a higher education summit, sponsored by the Australian Financial Review and consultancy Nous Group.
Universities have lost their way, but cost-cutting and consultants are not the answer
Michelle ArrowProfessor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University
Anna ClarkProfessor in Public History, University of Technology Sydney