TISS Sparks Row by Cutting Short Tenure of 3 Deans, Interdisciplinary Replacements
Aranya Shankar | 22 July 2025 | The Federal
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai has replaced the deans of three schools before the end of the term without providing any explanation. In contravention of established practice, in two of these cases, the new dean appointed is outside of the school and the subject discipline.
Deans play a critical role in the functioning of a university and are part of the Academic Council and Executive Council, the highest decision-making bodies of a university…