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Peer reviewedHoffman, Richard B. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
Franklin and Marshall College (Pennsylvania) has used institutional mission, strategic planning, lessons learned from previous experience, and sound general management principles to guide reallocation of resources during a period of financial constraint. The objective was repositioning, not retrenchment, and the resulting academic program is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning, Financial Exigency
Peer reviewedDunn, John A., Jr. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
A 1991 survey of 125 public universities, private research and doctoral universities, private comprehensive, and private liberal arts/other colleges investigated the type of institutional cost containment measures taken in fiscal 1992 and nonfaculty and faculty personnel and salary actions during that period. Results illustrate the effects of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Faculty, Employment Practices
Peer reviewedLetzring, Timothy D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1997
Examines court cases involving financial exigency as a cause for terminating college faculty appointments, confirming the role of institutional data on judges' and juries' decisions. Institutions are encouraged to have some type of retrenchment policy in place, be prepared to supply analysis relevant to the specifics of the policy, and to provide…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Decision Making
