Shifting from Power to Collaboration: Realizing the Vision of Shared Governance
Missing in the literature on shared governance is a recognition that in the absence of collaboration, these groups execute by power over people or activities. Breakdowns of trust, lack of transparency, or an incomplete understanding of roles end up driving boards, administrators, and academics to act in unproductive manners.
Practicing Resiliency
As we approach the spring of 2022, we face another period of uncertainty. What if we could transport ourselves into the future and discover this uncertainty only increased over time?
Looking Beyond the Enrollment Cliff
While this past year has been one of the most difficult in the history of higher education, there is beginning to be a growing light at the end of the tunnel. The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccine has brought a renewed sense of optimism. University leaders around the country are planning for a majority of their students to be vaccinated by the end of the summer or earlier, and fully reopening their campuses come fall.