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Locus of Authority

The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education

Locus of Authority( )
Author: Bowen, William G.
Tobin, Eugene M.
Series title:The William G. Bowen Ser.
ISBN:978-0-691-17566-9
Publication Date:May 2017
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $23.95
Book Description:

Why colleges and universities should change their governance systems--and what could happen if they don't Do higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within? Locus of Authority argues that every issue facing today's colleges and universities, from stagnant degree completion rates to worrisome cost increases, is exacerbated by a century-old system of governance that desperately requires change. While prior studies have...
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Book Details
Pages:400
Detailed Subjects: Education / Schools / Levels / Higher
Education / Administration / Higher
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.46 x 8.268 x 0.982 Inches
Book Weight:1 Pounds
Author Biography
Bowen, William G. (Author)
William G. Bowen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 6, 1933. He received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1955 from Denison University and a doctorate from Princeton University. The university hired him as an assistant professor and promoted him to full professor in 1965. He was the director of graduate studies at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton from 1964 to 1966. He was the president of the university from 1972 to 1988. While president, he pressed elite colleges to give preference to poor and minority applicants and oversaw the first admission of women to Princeton University.

He wrote or co-wrote about two dozen books during his lifetime including The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions, Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, and The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values. His memoir, Lessons Learned: Reflections of a University President, was published in 2011. In 2012, he received the National Humanities Medal for putting "theories into practice" in economics and higher education. He died from colon cancer on October 20, 2016 at the age of 83.

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