While it may be prestigious, university deans and directors are often bogged down with meetings and paperwork, leaving them with little time to explore ideas for the academic excellence of a school, writes Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Mohamed Ghouse Nasuruddin.
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Despite criticisms, USM will go ahead and allow non-academic staff to nominate, vote for deans
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) nomination committee chairman Dr Musa Ali insists having non-academic members involved in the selection of deans is constitutional. He urges professors and academics to accept management’s decision.
Academicians up in arms over decision to allow USM’s non-academic staff to nominate, vote for deans
For the first time in 52 years, non-academic members from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) can now nominate and vote for their faculty deans. Several of the university’s professors, however, slam the move, calling it “unconstitutional”.