Integrity: resignations of presidents "proof that we are not dealing with the subject properly"(EUA)

The many premature resignations of university presidents in 2023 are "proof that we are simply not dealing with the subject properly", says Michael Murphy, former president of the EUA and University College Cork (Ireland), at the association's annual conference at Swansea University (UK) on 11/04/2024.

He moderates a session on "Leading with Integrity", with Luciana Vaccaro, President of Swiss universities and Rector of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, and Santiago Iniguez de Onzono, President of IE University (Spain).

"These are difficult times for universities. Can you imagine losing the president of Harvard, the president of Stanford, the president of the University of Pennsylvania in a single year? Inside Higher Education even counted five resignations of presidents in one week in July 2023 [Stanford University, Texas A&M University, Seton Hall University, Thomas Jefferson University and Berklee College of Music]. And this is not just an American problem. Sciences Po lost its director in Paris", lists Michael Murphy.

"Issues such as plagiarism, allegedly at…