Governing Academia by Ronald G Ehrenberg

Governing Academia by Ronald G Ehrenberg

Public concern over sharp increases in undergraduate tuition has led many to question why colleges and universities cannot behave more like businesses and cut their costs to hold tuition down. Ronald G. Ehrenberg and his coauthors assert that understanding how academic institutions are governed provides part of the answer.Factors that influence the governance of academic institutions include how states regulate higher education and govern their public institutions; the size and method of selection of boards of trustees; the roles of trustees, administrators, and faculty in shared governance at campuses; how universities are organized for fiscal and academic purposes; the presence or absence of collective bargaining for faculty, staff, and graduate student assistants; pressures from government regulations, donors, insurance carriers, athletic conferences, and accreditation agencies; and competition from for-profit providers.Governing Academia, which covers all these aspects of governance, is enlightening and accessible for anyone interested in higher education. The authors are leading academic administrators and scholars from a wide range of fields including economics, education, law, political science, and public policy.Contributors: Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Cornell University; James O. Freedman, Dartmouth College; Thomas H. Hammond, Michigan State University; Donald E. Heller, Pennsylvania State University; Benjamin E. Hermalin, University of California, Berkeley; Gabriel E. Kaplan, University of Colorado; Adam T. Kezsbom, Cornell University; Daniel B. Klaff, Cornell University; Susanne Lohmann, University of California, Los Angeles; Matthew P. Nagowski, Cornell University; Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston Law Center; Brian Pusser, University of Virginia; Sarah E. Turner, University of Virginia; John D. Wilson, Michigan State University

Governing Academia offers a multidisciplinary perspective on governance issues in American higher education that is valuable to both researchers and practitioners in the fieldThe book has wide appeal and it forced me to consider many new topics and impending issues in higher education.

- Debra A. Barbezat (Journal of Economic Literature)

Although US-focused, the book's analyses and discussions could be generalized to higher education governance elsewhere, particularly given the increasing internationalism of the sector.

(The Bulletin)

Ronald G. Ehrenberg is Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics, Director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, and a former Vice President for Academic Programs, Planning, and Budgeting at Cornell. His books include The American University: National Treasure or Endangered Species? and Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much.

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ISBN 13	9780801472824
ISBN 10	0801472822
Title	Governing Academia
Author	Ronald G Ehrenberg
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Year published	2005-08-19
Number of pages	336
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