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Opinion: university autonomy chatter ignores funding algebra

By Asanka de Silva

May 7, 2026 1:59 PM GMT+0 Updated 4 d ago

Decentralisation without revenue instruments simply devolves austerity downward. THELEDGER/SILVA Purchase Licensing Rights ↗

May 7 (TheLedger) - If campuses gain senate freedoms while Treasury clips block grants asymmetrically, deans absorb political heat they cannot dissipate academically.

Craft revenue sharing before loosening statutes.

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