November-December 2009
Volume 95, Number 6
Contents
Features
A Call for Faculty Reengagement in Governance
By Nalsey Tinberg
Responding to the “shock doctrine.”
Governance beyond the Campus
By James T. Richardson
Lobbying as a necessary element of shared governance.
Faculty Governance and Special-Interest Centers
By Mary Burgan
Guarding against the politicization of the academy.
How to Make Faculty Senates More Effective
By Kenneth J. Sufka
The Ole Miss experience.
The Unhappy Experience of Contingent Faculty: The curious case of Boston University.
By Anonymous
The deteriorating situation at BU.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a Time of Economic Crisis
By Marybeth Gasman
The importance of presidential leadership.
Creating a Flexible Budget Process
By James Frew, Robert Olson, and M. Lee Pelton
One approach to collaborative budget planning.
Global Trends in Academic Governance
By William K. Cummings and Martin Finkelstein
Professors have lost power.
Liberal Education after Antioch
By Jean Gregorek
The story of the Nonstop Liberal Arts Institute.
Responding to Legislative Interference in University Governance
By Jack Simmons and Beaman Floyd
Governance and Faculty Satisfaction
By Joan E. Test and Jef Cornelius-White
Nota Bene
Stabilizing Persons, Creating New Lines
By Marc Bousquet, Bill Hendricks, and Kevin Mahoney
Negotiated Conversions: Living with Uncertainty
By Bill Hendricks
New Faculty Handbooks Guide
By Kathi S. Wescott
AAUP Names New Academe Editor
By Robin K. Burns
CAUT Censures University
By Jordan E. Kurland
Columns
From the Editor: Governance in a Time of Financial Crisis
By Larry G. Gerber, Guest Editor
Faculty Forum: The End of the Book
By Donald Keesey
From the General Secretary: What the AAUP Stands For
By Gary Rhoades
From The President: Bad-Faith Bargaining
By Cary Nelson