The thesis of this discussion is that a vital system of universities and colleges comes forth and endures when it achieves and maintains a balance between institutional and academic autonomy and societal relevance. (Author)

The American system of higher education governance is examined by exploring the corporate authority of governing boards at the turn of the century, from the 1880s to World War I, to establish a baseline from which to evaluate changes in this authority resulting from the changing role of federal and state governments in higher education since World…

Collective bargaining, coming amid other external influences and protected by legislation, imposes restraints on trustee flexibility, but it also promises certain advantages in faculty relations such as a clarification of procedures. This article is taken from an AGB-supported study of collective bargaining's impact on governance. (LBH)

For colleges and universities, faculty unionism has evidenced the potential to change significantly the nature of institutional relationships. Collective bargaining has brought into the system a different philosophy than the traditional scholarly one of shared authority. As a result, collective bargaining has created a new dimension for governing…

During the twentieth century a movement may be seen toward the delegation of control in college and university governance by governing boards to faculties. By the 1960's, joint effort or shared authority had been achieved on a limited number of campuses, and sought increasingly on others. However, several concomitant developments occurred. The…