04934nam 2200637 450 991078794930332120200520144314.00-7618-6459-8(CKB)2670000000570868(EBL)1813059(SSID)ssj0001433797(PQKBManifestationID)11810296(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001433797(PQKBWorkID)11415432(PQKB)10378182(MiAaPQ)EBC1813059(Au-PeEL)EBL1813059(CaPaEBR)ebr10989211(CaONFJC)MIL650777(OCoLC)893123702(EXLCZ)99267000000057086820141215h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHigher education scene in America some observations /Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. GitlowLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :University Press of America, Inc.,2014.©20141 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-19497-1 0-7618-6458-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The Higher Education Scene In America; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Higher Education in a Free Society; A. The Academic and Employability Missions; B. Sources of Power and their Relationship to the Mission; C. Online Learning and MOOCs as they Relate to the Mission: For-Profit Academic Institutions; Chapter 2 Formal Authority and Diffusion of Power; A. Moral Power and Implementing Decisions; B. Power Centers; C. Formal Authority and Diffusion of Power; D. The Challenge of Achieving Consensus; Chapter 3 The Academic Pecking Order and Unionization of the Academic StaffA. The Doctoral Degree and the Research MissionB. The Teaching Mission; C. Staffing Profiles; D. Academic Snobbery; E. The Arts & Sciences and the Professional Schools; F. The Power of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty; G. The Empowered Faculty and Unionization; H. Contingent Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants; Chapter 4 The Budgetary Challenge and Fiscal Responsibility; A. Importance; B. Characteristics of a Financially Healthy University or College; C. Budgeting for the Future: The NYU Case; D. Balancing Revenues and Expenditures; E. Mistakes to be AvoidedChapter 5 The Fundraising ChallengeA. Fundraising as a "Calling"; B. Fundraising as a Profession; C. Lobbying as a Profession; D. The Economic Environment and Fundraising; E. Fundraising Guidelines; F. Tips for Approaching Individual Donors; Chapter 6 Other Aspects of Fundraising; A. Enhancing Revenues through Executive Education; B. Institutes and Centers as Fundraising Instruments; C. Creating Other Resources to Support the Academic Mission; D. Fundraising as a Source of Leadership Power; E. Fundraising from Public SourcesF. Endowments in Public and Private Universities and Colleges: Some ImplicationsG. The Role of Endowments: A Challenge in Budgetary Policy; H. A Comparative Analysis; Chapter 7 Conflicts of Interest and Division I Sports; A. Conflicts of Interest: Nature and a Guide to Policy; B. Compensation Differences, Perceptions of Inequity, and External Markets; C. External Markets: The Special Challenge of Division I Sports Programs; Chapter 8 Service Functions: A Secondary Source of Threats to the Academic Mission; A. The Need for Support Services: The Growth PictureB. Using University Support Functions as a Laboratory for StudentsC. Outsourcing Service Functions; D. Unionization of Outside Contractors; E. Some Examples of Service Functions; Chapter 9 The University President: The Leader's Job is Critical; A. The University or College President; B. Achieving and Leaving Leadership in the Academy: Stepping Up and Stepping Down; Chapter 10 Conclusion; A. The Criteria Underlying Judgment; B. The Threats Revisited; C. Epilogue; Sources; Index; About the Authors<span><span>Based on the authors' experiences in academe over seventy-five years, </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Higher Education Scene in America: Some Observations</span><span> discusses a number of issues that confront America's higher education scene today.</span></span>Education, HigherUnited StatesAdministrationEducation, HigherAims and objectivesUnited StatesUnited StatesfastEducation, HigherAdministration.Education, HigherAims and objectives378.1010973Gitlow Abraham L.123106Gitlow Howard S.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787949303321Higher education scene in America3742085UNINA