A dispute at the University of Kentucky over the academic authority of the university senate is the latest example of frayed notions about shared governance in higher education. An ongoing dispute ...

The practice of shared governance — where faculty, staff, administrators, boards, and sometimes students share responsibility for decision-making and policy development — has long been considered a ...

Example 1: An administrator wants a new program implemented quickly, the demand for speed resulting from budgetary concerns or institutional culture. To ensure a quick process, a small, select group ...

On April 1, 2024, Princeton’s faculty approved a proposal from the Graduate School to include graduate student representatives on each of the Faculty Committee’s four key subcommittees for the very ...

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Why are some outsourcing relationships successful, while others struggle or fail? While these complex relationships require strong processes, skills and tools to succeed, outsourcing excellence ...

The history of shared governance in universities is long and layered, rooted in medieval traditions and evolving through American higher education. The earliest universities, such as Bologna and Paris ...

A bill that aims to restore shared governance power at the Universities of Wisconsin was introduced to the Wisconsin State Assembly early January. If passed, the bill would reinstate language in ...

If there’s a third rail for presidents, it’s talking honestly about shared governance. Until I started hearing things in the Vegas that is this newsletter, I had no idea what they actually deal with ...

During a faculty senate meeting Tuesday that was at times tense, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi fielded many questions about the announcement to explore closing commonwealth campuses — and ...