Urges governing boards at public colleges and universities to support budgeting for performance as a means of assuring public accountability while protecting academic autonomy. Considers performance incentives, the role of performance indicators, the distinction between performance funding and performance budgeting, possible problems, and the role…

A national conversation is underway about the long-term consequences of trends that are blurring the distinctions between public and private universities and leading to creation of a new, ad hoc category with characteristics of each--the "hybrid" university. One theme of this dialogue is that the public is abandoning its support for…