Governance of higher education : six priority problems. - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1973 - x, 249 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Major issues -- 2. The Governance of higher education in the American context -- 3. General considerations affecting governance -- 4. Intellectual, academic, and administrative independence -- 5. Providing for governance - the role of the board and of the president -- 6. Collective bargaining and faculty power -- 7. Principles and practice of academic tenure -- 8. Student influence on campus and off -- 9. Emergency or unprogrammed decision making -- 10. Governance-return to consensus or adjustment to conflict.

This report on governance is primarily concerned with six issues that are of particular current urgency: (1) adequate provision for institutional independence, (2) the role of the board of trustees and of the president, (3) collective bargaining by faculty members, (4) rules and practices governing tenure, (5) student influence on the campus, and (6) the handling of emergencies. It also offers some general observations about campus governance and makes suggestions that go beyond the confines of the six issues above.

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