I study faculty, direct a university consortium, and reveal the known universe of #highered scholarship to people who never thought to ask. Trying to change a 19th century academy for a 21st century professoriate. Failing daily.
Kiernan Mathews
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Boards are stewards of tangible assets (eg endowments) AND intangible ones (eg reputation). The two are bound: no solvent institution = no mission fulfilled. When they truly conflict, mission governs. That’s why boards can *lawfully* wind down institutions that can’t serve theirs.
Another quality use of metaphor in explaining the illogics for Alito’s opinion eviscerating the Voting Rights Act.
An Ivy+ Mellon Leadership Fellows gets Duke’s award for those who reject the false choice between being a great scholar and being a great teacher.
#facultyadvancementnetwork
Never not shouting that this is DOUBLE wage theft, from the staffer who should be doing the work, and from the reimbursee forced to do it, purely for the purpose of channeling often public university funds into private app developer coffers and it sucks.
Is a university board’s duty to protect the institution or its mission? Per AGB, it’s the mission. The “duty of obedience” requires boards ensure their institution operates to further its stated purposes—and to amend the mission itself when necessary. Mission is the North Star. 1/2
For the FAN Fellows engaging this year’s Institute on Faculty Voice & Collaborative Leadership, file this under “faculty rights and responsibilities“.
#academicfreedom
