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O'Meara, KerryAnn; Sandmann, Lorilee R.; Saltmarsh, John; Giles, Dwight E. – Innovative Higher Education, 2011
Community engagement is one of the major innovations that has occurred in higher education over the last 20 years. At the center of this innovation are faculty members because of their intimate ties to the academic mission. This article examines the progress that has been made in understanding this critical area of faculty work. It builds on past…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Learner Engagement, School Community Relationship
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Lounder, Andrew; Waugaman, Chelsea; Kenyon, Mark; Levine, Amy; Meekins, Matthew; O'Meara, KerryAnn – Liberal Education, 2011
The recession of 2008-2009 and the continuing decline in local, state, and federal funds available to support higher education have resulted in serious budget cuts and belt-tightening. Given that faculty constitute an institution's most costly resource, it was not surprising, though it is nonetheless disheartening, to learn of the University of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Impact, Change Strategies, Institutional Characteristics