End the University as We Know It by Mark C Taylor, New York Times APRIL 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Reports on Reoganization
This link contains several reports from institutions regarding their own reorganization.
Most of these are reports from internal taskforces, and two of these documents are recommendations from their faculty governing bodies. While some of these institutions might not be considered our peer or aspirational peer institutions, the documents provided indicate the processes and mechanisms whereby other institutions have engaged in restructuring.
Moreover, many institutions do not maintain public archives of their restructuring: most of these resources are internal to the institution and are made available by request. The documents provided are those that remain publicly available and even these contain dead links.
Preliminary Report on Academic Realignment
Articles on Academic Reorganization
Articles on Academic Reorganization (LINK)
One of the articles, "Synthesis of Scholarship on Change in Higher Education," provides an overview of much of the literature on effective academic reorganization, and another "Prioritizing Community College Missions," is aimed at community colleges but addresses the need for planning to be aligned with missions broadly.
As an aside, a great deal of the research on academic reorganization in the past decade is contained in large volumes, as opposed to articles, as well as several doctoral dissertations, which I do not have the time to comb through.
One of the articles, "Synthesis of Scholarship on Change in Higher Education," provides an overview of much of the literature on effective academic reorganization, and another "Prioritizing Community College Missions," is aimed at community colleges but addresses the need for planning to be aligned with missions broadly.
As an aside, a great deal of the research on academic reorganization in the past decade is contained in large volumes, as opposed to articles, as well as several doctoral dissertations, which I do not have the time to comb through.
Looking for volunteers to find examples of Universities without Departments
Contact us if you would like to help research universities that have different structures- without departments- vertically structured, horizontally structured, or mixed. Above in the TABS is the beginning of this research.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Notes from Faculty Senate Special Meeting Nov 7, 2017
Notes from Faculty Senate Special Meeting Nov 7, 2017 - compiled by Jon Bean
Summary of conversation gathered by Jon Bean.
Anyone else have notes! Send them in to sacamixta@gmail.com and we will post
Summary of conversation gathered by Jon Bean.
Anyone else have notes! Send them in to sacamixta@gmail.com and we will post
Plan to Phase Out 2 Dozen Programs Stuns Faculty at Wisconsin-Superior
Plan to Phase Out 2 Dozen Programs Stuns Faculty at Wisconsin-Superior
NOVEMBER 01, 2017
Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin at Superior said they were "blindsided" by this week’s announcement that the university was suspending more than two dozen academic programs, including majors in political science, sociology, and theater.
The programs were being phased out, the university said, as part of a streamlining process to make it easier for students to graduate on time. First-generation students, who make up 46 percent of the student body, tend to get overwhelmed by too many course offerings, university administrators said. As a result, they added, students often make bad decisions that cause them to take too many credits, incur too much debt and take too long to graduate.
No new students will be admitted into the suspended programs, but students who have already declared majors or minors will be able to finish them, the university’s announcement said.
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The programs were being phased out, the university said, as part of a streamlining process to make it easier for students to graduate on time. First-generation students, who make up 46 percent of the student body, tend to get overwhelmed by too many course offerings, university administrators said. As a result, they added, students often make bad decisions that cause them to take too many credits, incur too much debt and take too long to graduate.
No new students will be admitted into the suspended programs, but students who have already declared majors or minors will be able to finish them, the university’s announcement said.
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