In this provocative work, Mary Burgan surveys the deterioration of faculty influence in higher education. From campus planning, curriculum, and instructional te

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There was a time when the faculty governed universities. Not anymore. The Rise and Decline of Faculty Governance is the first history of shared governance in Am

Until very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher

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