"The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any university can teach." Oscar Wilde

University of Oxford

Graduate Student, Education

D.Phil candidate

New College

Thesis Title: The 2004-2006 Oxford University Governance Review & Understanding the Narrative of University Governance Reform 1852-2006

Hubert Ertl

About

Andrew M. Boggs is a graduate of Queen’s University, Canada (BA 1996) where he was very active in university governance and student government. In 1998, he became the third Executive Director of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA). In 1999, Andrew joined the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, where he worked on policy issues ranging from university tuition to the creation of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, for which he received an Amethyst Award for excellence in public service (2006). During this time, he earned an MA in higher education studies from the Ontario Institute for the Study of Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto (2007) and was named an honorary lifetime member of OUSA for his ongoing contributions to higher education issues (2007).

Andrew was named a Research Director with the new Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) in July 2007. Andrew was a founding member of the Advisory Committee of the Centre for the Study of Students in Postsecondary Education (OISE), Vice-Chair and then Chair of the Queen’s Alma Mater Society Alumni Council (2005-08) and served on the Executive Committee of the Queen’s University Council (2006-09).

Andrew began doctoral studies in higher education policy and history at Oxford University in October 2008. He was the founding chair of the Oxford Student Higher Education Research Group (2009-2011)and served as a Junior Dean of New College, Oxford (2010-2012). He was made a Visiting Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies in 2012 (http://oxcheps.new.ox.ac.uk).

Andrew's research interests include higher education history, government policy, university governance and the relationship between governments and universities. In particular, he is interested in developments in the 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries. Andrew is currently a Senior Policy Adviser with Universities UK (http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk) and leads the Higher Education Better Regulation Group (http://www.hebetterregulation.ac.uk).

Infrequently updated higher education blog: http://andrew-boggs.blogspot.com/

Contact Information

Homepage:

http://twitter.com/andrewboggs

Address:

New College
University of Oxford
Holywell Street
Oxford OX1 3BN
United Kingdom

 

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