Rethinking Faculty Work: Higher Education's Strategic Imperative

Preface xi

About the Authors xxi

Part One: Higher Education’ s Changing Context 1

1. The Changing Context for Faculty Work and Workplaces 3

2. Trends in the National Workplace 24

3. Faculty Appointments and Faculty Members: Diversification, Growth, and Diversity 49

4. The Academic Profession Today: Diverse Appointments to Meet Diverse Needs 66

5. Attracting and Retaining Excellent Faculty 102

Part Two: The Framework 125

6. The Framework of Essential Elements 127

7. Respect: The Foundation for the Essential Elements 145

8. Shared Responsibility and Joint Leadership 157

Part Three: The Essential Elements 191

9. Equity in Academic Appointments 193

10. Academic Freedom 226

11. Ensuring Flexibility in Academic Appointments 239

12. Professional Growth 280

13. Collegiality 305

14. Why Rethink Faculty Work and Workplaces? A Call to Action 321

References 333

Name Index 355

Subject Index 361