HERDSA Notices 27 June 2018

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* Job vacancy - Lecturer B: Bachelor of Nursing
* Report calls for urgent reform in the evaluation of Indigenous higher education policy and practice
* Higher Education in the Headlines

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Job vacancy - Lecturer B: Bachelor of Nursing
Closing date for applications 08 July 2018

Batchelor Institute currently has a vacancy for a Lecturer B - Bachelor of Nursing. Please view the position description on our website.

Further information: www.batchelor.edu.au/people/current-vacancies

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Report calls for urgent reform in the evaluation of Indigenous higher education policy and practice

A new report has called for urgent reform in the evaluation of Indigenous higher education policy and practice if student outcomes are to continue improving.

The research, led by Professor James Smith under a 2017 NCSEHE Equity Fellowship, recommends the development of a performance and evaluation strategy, supported by improved collaboration between Indigenous leaders, government and universities.

Further information: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/measuring-success-innovative-approach-evaluati...

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Higher Education in the Headlines

Mega merger to reduce choice | TIM DODD | Australian Higher Education | 27 June, 2018
The merger of two South Australian universities would reduce competition because of the areas in which the institutions compete.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/adelaide-university-me...

Want to Kill Tenure? Be Careful What You Wish For | Lee Gardner | Chronicle of Higher Education | 22 June, 2018
Restive administrators and trustees may see tenure as a burden. But eliminating it could bring unanticipated costs.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Want-to-Kill-Tenure-Be/243674

UK’s for-profit college bosses pocket more than v-cs | Jack Grove  | Times Higher Education | 21 June, 2018
Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uks-profit-college-bosses-pock...