{"product_id":"understanding-authority-in-higher-education-9781442241770","title":"Understanding Authority in Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin the complex environment of higher education, administrators and faculty members face daunting challenges in their unique domains of institutional governance. Many of the greatest challenges arise from basic misunderstandings of authority and its limitations by administrators and faculty members alike. These misunderstandings are the primary source of disruptive confusion, mistrust, and mismanagement. Consequently, an institution's governance would improve significantly if its personnel clearly understand the fundamental principles of authority. To bring about this improvement, Understanding Authority in Higher Education clarifies issues of authority in an academic setting. Throughout, it introduces basic concepts of higher-education administration and then examines the limits of authority in context. Pedagogically, the book strives continuously to ascertain whether authority is used properly from a legal perspective, emphasizing the influence of academic cultural norms on legal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrenchant, incisive, and nuanced, Understanding Authority in Higher Education is the most lucid and comprehensive explanation of how various constituents in colleges and universities derive their legal authority to take actions and why. A veteran in higher education administration, Dean Smith systematically explicates how authority flows throughout an institution, including in the context of shared governance. This book is a must read for everyone in academe — faculty and administrators alike. -- Gary A. Olson, president, Daemen College, Amherst, NY\u003cbr\u003eGiven our increasingly litigious society, this book is a 'must-read' for students and faculty in higher educational administration and for university administrators and decision-makers. The author has done a truly masterful job of presenting, dissecting, and analyzing the full spectrum of decisions in higher education that frequently end up in court. Relying on recent case histories or anecdotes, the author does an excellent job of clearly and systematically describing the chronology of events from administrative decision-making to court decisions, and the ramifications of those decisions. -- Judith K. Inazu, acting director, Social Science Research Institute, and Director, Office for Evaluation and Needs Assessment, University of Hawaii at Manoa\u003cbr\u003eDean Smith has given us an outstanding analysis of the amorphous nature of authority in the academy. In 12 chapters he merges theoretical concepts with specific examples and case law about the actual functioning of academic culture and tradition. The specific chapter summaries make it a useful tool when a quick overview of a complex topic is required. Graduate students in Higher Education will find this a practical guide to a difficult set of issues. Administrators and faculty will want to keep it on their shelf for reference when considering the crucial question of 'Who Governs the University?' -- Kenneth P. Mortimer, president emeritus, Western Washington University and the University of Hawai'i and chancellor emeritus of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE CHAPTER 1 – ORGANIZATIONAL AUTHORITY Authority in Academia Authority Defined Acceptance of Authority Modulation of Authority by External Factors Delegation of Authority Rescission of Delegated Authority Responsibility and Accountability Chain of Command Organization Charts: Line and Staff Authority Authority in Agency Law University Type: Private or Public Obscured Limits of Authority Summary Notes  CHAPTER 2 – SHARED AUTHORITY The Meaning of Shared Authority Consultative Authority Shared Governance Limited Rights to Consultation Jurisdiction of Shared Governance Breakdown of Shared Governance: Censures and Sanctions Refusal to Share Authority Failure to Accept Responsibility Summary Notes  CHAPTER 3 – LOYALTY The Nature of Loyalty Loyalty Oaths Duty of Loyalty Loyalty to the Employer Familial Loyalty Political Campaign Contributions Political Endorsements Power Base Summary Notes  CHAPTER 4 – LEGAL LIMITS OF AUTHORITY Legal Rights and Responsibilities The Constitution Due Process Deprivation of Life, Liberty and Property Interests Title IX  Athletics Sexual Harassment Institutional Policies Exhaustion of Remedies Sovereign Immunity Charitable Immunity Qualified Immunity Summary Notes  CHAPTER 5 – ACADEMIC AUTHORITY Academic Freedom Students’ Academic Freedom Fundamental Limitations Freedom of Expression Faculty Criticism of the Administration Expression in Private Life Curriculum Religious Institutions Research Grades Conferring Degrees Revoking Degrees Summary Notes  CHAPTER 6 – ADMISSIONS Authority to Admit Fundamental Constraints Discrimination Affirmative Action Admissions Programs Legacy Preferences Bribery Personal Favors Summary Notes  CHAPTER 7 – STUDENT AFFAIRS Relationship with the Institution Authority over Student Life Honor Codes  Disciplinary Actions Housing Room Searches and Seizures Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Summary Notes  CHAPTER 8 – HIRING The Generic Hiring Process Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws Affirmative Action Institutional Recruitment and Employment Policies Imposed Hiring: Patronage Political Patronage Invisible Patronage Patronage Sanctioned By Policy Fallback Appointments Spousal Hires Summary Notes  CHAPTER 9 – EXCEEDING AUTHORITY Exceeding the Limits Lack of Authority Apparent Authority Estoppel Promissory Estoppel Deliberate Exceedance Unintentional Mistakes Due to Inexperience Overestimated Authority Premature Assertion of Authority Summary Notes  CHAPTER 10 – INTRUSIVE MANAGEMENT Questions of Competence: Micromanagement Over-Caution Organizational Change under New Leadership Intrusion under New Leadership Intrusion by Outgoing Leadership Intrusion through Fear of Retribution Legislative Intrusion Legislative Line Items Legislative Intent Gubernatorial Intrusion Governing Board Intrusion: Special Favors Summary  Notes CHAPTER 11 – RESISTING AUTHORITY Disobeying Orders Passive Resistance Deliberate Procrastination Duplicity Strategic Procrastination Administrative Resistance: Lame Ducks Incompetence Decision-Making Delay Failure to Give Information Failure to Report Information Summary Notes  CHAPTER 12 – TERMINATIONS Firing Personnel Collective Bargaining Agreements Contractual Termination Clauses Termination “For Cause” Incompetence Insubordination Breaches of Academic Integrity Moral Turpitude Wrongful Termination Alternative Dispute Resolution At-Will Agreements Progressive Discipline Constructive Discharge Substance Abuse Summary Notes  CASE INDEX SUBJECT INDEX","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039919046999,"sku":"9781442241770","price":55.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442241770.jpg?v=1750945248","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-authority-in-higher-education-9781442241770","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}