GSE Faculty Research
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
November 2008
Abstract
Colleges and universities have often been required to evolve in response to shifting societal priorities. Over the past century, this occurred in the context of an ever-expanding system of higher education built with a substantial investment of public money. If society needed more professional programs, institutions added them. In the current context, however, the expectation of institutional accountability remains undiminished despite an increasingly resource-constrained environment. This places colleges and universities in a double bind. They are expected to address society's needs, yet they often do not have the resources to respond to them. Our institutions of higher learning are limited in the ways they can generate additional capital, and efforts to free resources by reducing administrative overhead and reallocating responsibilities have often produced pyrrhic victories (Eckel, 2003).
Recommended Citation
Eckel, P. D., & Hartley, M. (2008). Developing Academic Strategic Alliances: Reconciling Multiple Institutional Cultures, Policies, and Practices. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/gse_pubs/187
Date Posted: 03 December 2008
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Copyright © 2008 by The Ohio State University. Reprinted with permission. Reprinted from Journal of Higher Education, Volume 79, Issue 6, November/December 2008, pages 613-637.
Publisher URL: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jhe/