The expectations and demands with respect to teaching and research have been changing for universities due to changes in their institutional environments. Born out of changing national research policies and modern governance arrangements, efficiency, effectiveness and output-oriented cultures have become increasingly important. In this article we…

The managerial form of university governance has changed the conditions of academic work in many countries. While some academics consider this a welcome development, others experience it as a threat to their autonomy and to the meaningfulness of their work. This essay suggests a stance in response to the current conditions that should serve…

Arguing that it is difficult to discuss the student's role in faculty selection, evaluation and retention outside the broader context of the student's role in decision making (see Jenks, HE 001 251), the author describes the new unicameral system at the University of New Hampshire and some of the processes the institution went through in achieving…

Describes the development and implementation of the Arizona post-tenure review policy, with particular emphasis on the Arizona State University experience. This policy had to balance the different expectations of the Arizona Board of Regents, the faculty, and university administration. Outlines communication strategies used in negotiations with…

In an attempt to discover why students are demanding participation in the decision-making processes of the university, the author examines four of the most common issues they have raised: (1) student conduct codes and disciplinary procedures. This is an area in which modern college students reject institutional authority; (2) a voice in the…

Issues that divide the academy and predict continuing polarization. (Editor/IR)

An evaluation of faculty participation in administration was conducted at 2 Catholic liberal arts colleges in Winter 1967-68. Of the total lay and religious faculty selected at both institutions, almost 50% responded. The 59-item questionnaire dealt with the full-time faculty's perception of what academic governance is, what their role should be,…

This study focuses on selected factors in the evaluation of faculty members in: (1) colleges accredited by the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools; (2) public junior and senior colleges; and (3) Rhode Island colleges. Results of the study indicate that faculty evaluation schemes must follow the basic goals and philosophy of the…

Report of deliberations of fifteen scholars to explore new options and alternatives for improved institutional functioning (IR)

The view that peer review and faculty self-government are detrimental is expressed. Peer review, a procedure in which the conduct of faculty members is subject to review by other faculty members, is used primarily in personnel and research decisions (e.g., tenure, promotion, and/or salary increases, and to assess grant or contract proposals).…

A project at Bucknell University is described that was designed to: evaluate faculty teaching, conduct faculty seminars and workshops, disseminate sources of information to faculty, provide funds for the support of instructional improvement projects, develop a means of relating the quality of teaching and scholarship to a system of financial and…

Faculty development is distinguished in this speech from the business model of human resource development on numerous issues including the fact that human resource development in business and industry values productivity, and higher education is not committed to making money. Faculty development is more concerned with the growth of individuals…

The Progress Report series is intended to convey to the public a sense of the steps Hampshire College has taken since its opening in September 1970. The reports represent progress on programs planned in specific areas of concern, such as this first one on employment by faculty contract. The progression of the steps illustrates the ongoing creation…

Detailed information on internal governance procedures are included in this faculty-staff handbook: membership and responsibilities of the four faculty councils (College Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Graduate Affairs, and Student Affairs) and of the various special committees. (JT)

The two agreements included in this document are in effect until June 30, 1976 and June 30, 1977, respectively. Articles cover: recognition and definitions, relationship between the board and the association, use of college facilities, faculty fringe benefits, statement on academic freedom, responsibilities of department chairmen, participation in…