The book in question is Locus of Authority by William Bowen and Eugene Tobin, two former college presidents with impeccable higher ed establishment credentials. In today's Pope Center piece, I discuss the book's salient point, which is that the old governance system that gave the faculty a great deal of "say" in how colleges would be run needs to change.
At a time when the world of higher education is changing so that "nimbleness" in decision-making is necessary, the traditional shared governance system is an impediment that may drag down schools that don't jettison it. The book might even cause a few heads that have been buried in the sand to pop up and look at reality.
