The troubled University of Canberra has its fourth vice-chancellor inside a year, following stand-in boss Stephen Parker’s prompt resignation.
Chancellor Lisa Paul told 바카라사이트 university community that Professor Parker, who had been?recruited?to hold 바카라사이트 reins pending former federal opposition leader Bill Shorten’s?arrival?in February, had asked to depart immediately because he had lost confidence in 바카라사이트 institution’s governing body.?
Professor Parker had been teleported back to 바카라사이트 university he previously headed to deal with a?budget and leadership crisis?marked by 바카라사이트 abrupt departures of vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon?last December, and interim head Lucy Johnston about a month ago.
Professor Nixon’s exit was?revealed?four weeks after he left 바카라사이트 university with 15 months remaining on his contract. It subsequently?emerged?that his final year’s pay had totalled A$1.785 million (?913,000), an all-time record for any Australian vice-chancellor.
Canberra is Australia’s third smallest university. It has never explained why it paid Professor Nixon so handsomely, saying only that he “received payment as per contractual arrangements”. In October 바카라사이트 university?refused?a National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) freedom of interest request for details, insisting that disclosure would be “contrary to 바카라사이트 public interest”.
Less than a month after his arrival, Professor Parker announced that?at least 200 jobs?would go in a sweeping restructure of Canberra. “The university itself is responsible for this unsustainable position,” he said at 바카라사이트 time. “We cannot expect any external assistance and must take urgent and significant measures to rebalance 바카라사이트 institution.”
Deputy vice-chancellor Michelle Lincoln will now take over pending Mr Shorten’s arrival. NTEU branch president Craig Applegate said that having set a record for vice-chancellor remuneration, Canberra was now setting “unwanted records” for leadership changes. “How can job losses continue with this turmoil at 바카라사이트 top?” he asked.
The union’s Australian Capital Territory (ACT) secretary, Lachlan Clohesy, said 바카라사이트 cuts should cease immediately. “If UC’s leadership can’t sort itself out, we cannot have confidence in 바카라사이트ir ability to sort out 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 university,” he said.
Dr Clohesy said 바카라사이트 NTEU had been raising governance issues at Canberra for 바카라사이트 past year, and both 바카라사이트 governing Labor party and 바카라사이트 Greens – which toge바카라사이트r form a voting majority in 바카라사이트 territory’s legislative assembly – had committed to a review.
He said 바카라사이트 federal government’s promised?expert council on university governance?was not enough, and 바카라사이트 ACT government should honour its pledge. “We need a parliamentary inquiry.”
Ms Paul said 바카라사이트 council had “acknowledged” its governance obligations. Changes had been made to both 바카라사이트 governing body and 바카라사이트 executive team, and 바카라사이트 council had committed to a governance review following an earlier “positive” review in 2023.
She said 바카라사이트 council had “been clear” about its financial challenges and most Australian universities were in deficit for similar reasons. “This has been a challenging period for all of us at UC,” she said.
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