Shared Governance Feud in California Continues
Submitted by Paul Fain on January 29, 2013 - 3:00am
The new chancellor of California's community colleges, Brice W. Harris, has written in opposition to a legal challenge to the system's shared governance structure. California Competes, a nonprofit group led by Robert Shireman, says local academic senates have illegal veto power over board actions, which contributes to a "tangled bureaucracy ." Harris, however, said the shared governance regulations are lawful and good public policy. And while he said the group's intentions are well-meaning, they are "seriously flawed."
Links:
[1] http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/files/CA Competes doc.pdf
[2] http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/12/13/shared-governance-battle-california-heats
[3] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-shireman/el-camino-college_b_2529305.html?view=print&comm_ref=false
[4] http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/09/21/ccsfs-woes-help-trigger-shared-governance-tussle-calif
[5] http://www.insidehighered.com/ad-keywords/community-colleges
