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Why Shared Governance Is Breaking Down, and How to Fix It
The “pick your lane” approach with faculty owning curriculum and the administration owning the budget doesn’t work anymore, if it ever really did.
‘Novel’ Partnership Sours Into ‘Hostile Takeover’
Three years after Antioch and Otterbein Universities partnered to widen student access to academic programs, Otterbein’s president led an effort to dissolve Antioch’s board and fire its new president. Antioch has taken legal action to preserve its autonomy.
Another Member of Former Regional Accreditors’ Group Leaves
In its departure announcement, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education said it’s “driving broader partnerships.”
New Presidents Named in August
August Cuts to Start the Academic Year
Harvard University cut more than 100 jobs last month amid a lengthy restructuring process. Multiple others also enacted smaller cuts.
A University Is Not a President’s to Remake
A recent Inside Higher Ed interview describes in unusually candid terms an increasingly popular—and problematic—view of the president’s role.
Bluefield State Fires President
The board cited concerns about transparency and financial oversight in firing President Darrin Martin. He’s the second president to leave under scrutiny in the last three years.
Faculty Should Lead Way in Responding to Compact 2.0
No university should respond to Secretary McMahon’s letter without significant faculty involvement.