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What Ever Happened to Shared Governance?

Twenty-first century challenges are threatening a bastion of faculty power and pride.
Ron Schachter
University Business, Sept 2011

The idea that faculty members are uniquely qualified to determine the direction, standards, and practices of the institutions at which they teach and do research has been a tenet in higher education. At many colleges and universities, the faculty has almost sole responsibility for hiring, promoting, and granting tenure to its own.

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Human Resources
Boosting employee morale and helping staff cope with stagnant or decreasing salaries.
Carol Patton
University Business, Jan 2011

Steep budget cuts. Skyrocketing health care costs. Layoffs. Furlough programs. As if that wasn't enough to deal with, colleges and universities around the country are facing a new challenge: how to reduce the frustration, dissatisfaction, or even anger felt by employees who haven't received a pay raise in several years.

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