Inside Higher Ed

UA President Refuses to Sign Traditional Shared Governance Memorandum

Shared governance practices are written into Arizona state law, but Republican lawmakers have sought to change that.
LAist

At A University, The Question 'Who's In Charge Here?' Comes With A Lot Of Answers

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The words on the no-confidence ...
Greek Reporter

Democracy Was Not Unique to Ancient Greece but Also Emerged in Asia and the Americas

A new study reveals that democracy was not limited to ancient Greece, showing shared governance existed across ancient societies worldwide.
The Harvard Crimson

Is Shared Governance Possible at Harvard?

Manja Klemenčič is an Associate Senior Lecturer on Sociology and in General Education and a researcher at the Centre for Educational Policy Studies, Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana ...

DMACC presidential finalists discuss student support, shared governance

Finalists for the presidency at Iowa’s largest community college visited Ankeny and Des Moines this week from across the U.S. to pitch themselves for the leadership role. Des Moines Area Community ...
Amarillo Globe-News

Opinion: A look at shared governance in universities and 'The Toyota Way'

The history of shared governance in universities is long and layered, rooted in medieval traditions and evolving through American higher education. The earliest universities, such as Bologna and Paris ...
The Daily Princetonian

After a year of shared governance, grad students see progress — but say more work remains

On April 1, 2024, Princeton’s faculty approved a proposal from the Graduate School to include graduate student representatives on each of the Faculty Committee’s four key subcommittees for the very ...
Forbes

In Shared Governance, Trust And Collaboration Are Critical To Success

They say that challenge breeds innovation, and it’s clear that the higher education sector has faced no shortage of challenges in recent years. Perhaps that’s why an increasing number of institutions ...
The Hill

The politics of shared governance and the higher education crisis

If the proposal goes forward, faculty power to make university policy would be reduced to a mere “advisory” role. Shared governance describes a form of political organization unique to higher ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

‘A dire situation’: Penn faculty say shared governance broke down over past year

‘A dire situation’: Penn faculty say shared governance broke down over past year The practice of shared governance — where faculty, staff, administrators, boards, and sometimes students share ...
Berkshire Eagle

SVMC accredited by Forum for Shared Governance

BENNINGTON. Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has earned “shared governance accreditation” from the Forum for Shared Governance. Shared governance is an innovative management model that ...