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Locus of authority : the evolution of faculty roles in the governance of higher education
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Locus of authority : the evolution of faculty roles in the governance of higher education / William G. Bowen and Eugene M. Tobin.
ISBN
9780691166421 (hardback)
0691166420 (hardback)
Publication
New York : Ithaka ; Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource
Summary
"Locus of Authority argues that every issue facing today's colleges and universities, from stagnant degree completion rates to worrisome cost increases, is exacerbated by a century-old system of governance that desperately requires change. While prior studies have focused on boards of trustees and presidents, few have looked at the place of faculty within the governance system. Specifically addressing faculty roles in this structure, William G. Bowen and Eugene M. Tobin ask: do higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within? Bowen and Tobin use case studies of four very different institutions--the University of California, Princeton University, Macalester College, and the City University of New York--to demonstrate that college and university governance has capably adjusted to the necessities of the moment and that governance norms and policies should be assessed in the context of historical events. The authors examine how faculty roles have evolved since colonial days to drive change but also to stand in the way of it. Bowen and Tobin make the case that successful reform depends on the artful consideration of technological, financial, and cultural developments, such as the explosion in online learning. Stressing that they do not want to diminish faculty roles but to facilitate their most useful contributions, Bowen and Tobin explore whether departments remain the best ways through which to organize decision making and if the concepts of academic freedom and shared governance need to be sharpened and redefined. Locus of Authority shows that the consequences of not addressing college and university governance are more than the nation can afford"-- Provided by publisher.
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Internet Archive collection.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Historical Overview, Part 1, From the Beginnings to World War II
Antecedents in Europe and Colonial America
The Emergence of the Research University
Control of Faculty Personnel Decisions and Issues of Academic Freedom
World War I and the Interwar Years
3. Historical Overview, Part 2, World War II to the Present
World War II and the Growth of Sponsored Research
The "Red Scare" and the Loyalty Oath Controversies
The Explosive Expansion of Higher Education, Leading to the "Golden Age" of the 1960s
Protests and Rebellions
Retrenchment in the 1970s and Subsequent Ups and Downs
The Real Estate "Bubble" Breaks and Fiscal/Political Realities Take Hold (or Do They?)
The Impact of Experiments with Online Learning
The Pathways Initiative at CUNY
4. Faculty Roles Today and Tomorrow, Topical Issues
The Selection and Tenure of the President
The Faculty Appointment Process : Criteria and Decision-Making Authority
The Role of the Faculty in Giving Advice of All Kinds
The Role of Faculty in Staffing Decisions and the Rise of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty (the New Majority)
Faculty Responsibility for Maintaining Academic Standards in Admissions, Curricular Content, and Student Performance
Control over New Teaching Methods: Online Learning
5. Overarching Challenges
Confronting Trade-offs and the Need for Upfront Consideration of Costs
Aligning Roles and Responsibilities
Coping with an Ever-Changing Academic Landscape
Clarifying Notions of "Academic Freedom"
Rethinking "Shared Governance"
Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
The University of California
Princeton University
Macalester College
The City University of New York.
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