Fixing the Fragmented University : Decentralization With Direction

Preface.

Introduction.

1 "The Fragmented University" (Joseph C. Burke).

Part I: The Participants.

2 Governing Boards of Public Research Universities as Conflicted Necessities (Richard T. Ingram).

3 Fixing the Fragmented University: A View From the Bridge (James J. Duderstadt).

4 Recreating the Faculty Role in University Governance (Roger Benjamin).

Part II: Means and Methods of Cohesion.

5 Strategic Direction and Decentralization in Public Research Universities (Daniel James Rowley, Herbert Sherman).

6 Using the Budget to Fight Fragmentation and Improve Quality (William F. Massy).

7 Assessing Institutional Effectiveness and Connecting the Pieces of a Fragmented University (J. Fredericks Volkwein).

8 Accrediting the Public University: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution? (Ralph A. Wolff).

9 Performance Reporting: Putting Academic Departments in the Performance Loop (Joseph C. Burke).

Part III: Redesigning the Mission.

10 Making Students Matter (George D. Kuh).

11 Making a "Great 'Engaged' University" Requires Rhetoric (Richard A. Cherwitz, E. Johanna Hartelius).

Part IV: Making It Happen on Campus.

12 Transforming the University of Minnesota Through Strategic Positioning (Robert H. Bruininks).

13 A Targeted Path Toward Academic Excellence at The Ohio State University (Karen A. Holbrook).

14 Florida International University: A Top Urban Public Research University (Mayra E. Beers, Paul D. Gallagher, Modesto A. Maidique).

Conclusion.

15 The Kellogg Commission: Glancing Back, Looking Forward (C. Peter Magrath).

16 Returning to Their Roots: Putting Unity, Students, and Public Back Into State Universities (Joseph C. Burke).

Index.