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University Administration

Doing University Administration Well, Part II

Chris Maples | Posted 05.28.2013 | Business
Read More: College Students, Leadership, University Administration, Shared Governance, Higher Education, Business News
Chris Maples

In my previous post, I covered two of the five most important things that I think one needs to do university administration well: Students First and Really Listen. Below, I'll cover the next three things I think must be done to do university administration well.

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At Universities, Too, the Rich Grow Richer

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.16.2013 | Business
Read More: Public Higher Education, Education, Faculty, University Presidents, State University of New York, University Administration, College Faculty Salary, Higher Education, Faculty Salary, Public Education, Penn State University, Campus Administrations, Universities, Business News
Lawrence Wittner

Although many Americans believe their universities are places where administrators and faculty members coexist on a fairly equal basis, the reality is that this is far from the case.

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Bureacracy Ad NAuSeuM: Is the Unaccredited Life Worth Living?

Kurt Ellenberger | Posted 05.08.2013 | Arts
Read More: Music Education Programs, Higher Education, Music, School Accreditation, Music Education, Accreditation, University Administration, Video, Arts News
Kurt Ellenberger

What's the payoff for the enormous amount of faculty time (and stress) invested in preparing the self-study document and submitting to a curriculum colonoscopy every decade? What's the "value added" for being accredited?

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Joe Paterno and the Corporate Contours of University Life

Paul Stoller | Posted 01.11.2012 | College
Read More: Penn State, College News, Academic Excellence, Production of Knowledge, Graham Spanier, University-Administration, Joe Paterno, Corporate Culture, Joe Paterno Fired, College News
Paul Stoller

If you look beyond the salacious headlines it is clear that the Penn State scandal is a symptom of the scourge of big money and corporate culture that have infected the social life of our universities.

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University of Illinois Is in the Black, While Faculty and Students See Red

Lennard Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: University of Illinois, College Tuition, University Professors, Tuition Hikes, University Administration, State Universities, Professor Pay Cuts, College News
Lennard Davis

As state university systems flounder on financial ruin, faculty and students become the excess baggage thrown off the boat to save the ship.

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