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The Art and Politics of Academic Governance Relations among Boards, Presidents, and Faculty
Kenneth P. Mortimer, Colleen O'Brien Sathre
Book Code: C8478
ISBN: 0-275-98478-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98478-6
160 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2007
List Price: $42.95 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • The shared governance model of administrators, boards, and faculty as equal partners does not always jibe with the realities of academic decision-making. After introducing the external and internal forces affecting the art of governance, Mortimer and Sathre treat such often controversial major issues as institutional planning and resource allocation, tuition-setting, multi-campus relationships, and program closure. E.g., one case study examines conflicts when a program of study is viewed as both a faculty and corporate responsibility.
    —Reference & Research Book News     August 2007
  • Endorsement From Robert Birnbaum
    Professor Emeritus of Higher Education
    University of Maryland, College Park:     This well-written primer on the politics of institutional governance reminds us why process is as important as substance in academic decision making. The book emphasizes contemporary issues, the current bibliography will help bring readers up to date on the governance literature, and the several real-life cases illustrate how the best laid plans of academics, as well as mice, can easily go awry.
  • Endorsement From Stanley O. Ikenberry
    Past-President, American Council on Education
    President Emeritus, University of Illinois:     Ken Mortimer and Colleen Sathre make The Art and Politics of Academic Governance come alive. They argue that to survive, trustees, faculty leaders, academic administrators, and policy makers need to be market smart, mission centered, and politically savvy. How to do that is the challenge, and here the book is at its best as it weaves together high stakes governance struggles with a remarkable command of the scholarly literature. For students of academic governance and practitioners alike, this book is a real find.
  • Endorsement From William G. Tierney
    Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education
    Director, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis:     Mortimer and Sathre get to the heart of good governance in the 21st century. Good intentions and good ideas are not enough. This book offers ways to get things done in an increasingly competitive environment.
Description: Morimer and Sathre have gone beyond a discussion of faulty/administrative behavior by focusing on what happens when the legitimate governance claims of faculty, trustees, and presidents clash. They place these relationships in the broader context of internal institutional governance and analyze the dynamics that unfold when advocacy trumps collegiality. The book closes with a defense of shared governance and offers observations and practical suggestions about how the academy can share authority effectively and further achievement of its mission.
LC Card Number: 2007000496
LCC Class: LB2341
Dewey Class: 378
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