Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy – Cover Up for Poor Governance and Lack of Accountability

Opinion article by Prof Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Free State Many South African universities are making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Instead of profiling their intellectual breakthroughs and recent innovations, stories of intimidation, nepotism, financial maladministration, fractious governance, and even worse –…

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