The Art and Politics of Academic Governance

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The Art and Politics of Academic Governance Relations among Boards, Presidents, and Faculty

By Kenneth P. Mortimer and Colleen O'Brien Sathre

ISBN: 0-275-98478-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98478-6

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160 pages, tables

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 4/30/2007

List Price: $42.95 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education

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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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