Faculty Governance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Tables on Shared Governance

TABLE 1 Perceptions of Shared Governance by Institutional Type (percent)
Indicators	Baccalaureate	Master's	Doctoral	All
Shared governance is an important part of my institution's value and identity	66	75	67	69
The president and administration are genuinely committed to shared governance	71	60	60	69
The level of trust between the president and the faculty is good, or at least sufficient to move forward with campus initiatives	74	63	57	68
Communication between campus constituents is good, or at least sufficient to make progress	67	66	59	65
The Faculty Senate is an important governing body at my institution	60	71	61	64

TABLE 2 Perceptions of Shared Governance by Constituent (percent)
Indicators	Chief Academic Officer	Senate Chair	Faculty
Shared governance is important	77	70	24
A genuine commitment to governance exists	92	65	65
A high level of trust exists	97	65	60
Communication is good	92	65	63
The Faculty Senate is important	78	69	57

TABLE 3 Areas of Substantial Faculty Influence in Decision Making (percent)
Decision Type	Baccalaureate	Master's	Doctoral	All
Undergraduate curriculum	78	71	63	73
Tenure and promotion policies	58	60	61	60
Strategic and budget priorities	18	26	20	22
Distance learning	18	66	59	65
Elevation of chief academic officer	8	12	23	11
Selection of president	16	16	16	16

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