Functionally and compositionally, the Senate appears to be more akin to a board of directors at an increasingly corporatised institution.

Senate Fellow Ilana Atlas is on the board of the Paul Ramsay Foundation

Faced with a culture of racism and toxicity, the Presidents of USyd's postgrad student union are calling on the University Senate to intervene.

Andrew Bell and Victoria Zerbst report.

July’s University of Sydney Union Board meeting is expected to see the resignation of Senate-appointed Director Simone Whetton, who has been a director of the USU since July 2013. According to USU President Michael Rees a replacement for Whetton is yet to be confirmed. Appointments are traditionally made at the sole discretion of the University…