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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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Coming Soon: Alternatives to Tenure

By: Richard Chait

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Assert that the debate surrounding tenure must be refocused. Rather than blindly attacking or defending the tenure system, legislators, trustees, administrators, and faculty must identify their desired results and work together to design appropriate solutions. Reviews recent research on alternatives to the traditional system of tenure as well as the implementation of some of these practices on campuses across the country.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1997

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The Strategic Use of Debt Financing

By: David R. Hornfischer

More colleges and universities are using debt to pay for strategic changes and capital needs. Is it wise?

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: Considers the recent increase in the number of institutions using debt as a means of financing capital initiatives and managing change. Reviews both strategic considerations, such as the need for new equipment, new construction, and the renovation and maintenance of existing structures, and economic considerations, which are usually linked to the endowment management strategy. Weighs the short- and long-term costs and benefits of using debt as a means of financing new projects on campus.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
June 1, 1997

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Building a New Kind of Academy

By: William Brody

From Volume 25 Number 4 | Summer 1997

Abstract: In an article excerpted from his inaugural address, Johns Hopkins president William Brody examines a challenge facing all institutions, especially top-ranked research universities: how do new technologies affect institutions in their efforts to discover and disseminate new knowledge? The author suggests three possible effects: increasingly virtual campuses, expanded outlook and outreach, and greater emphasis on lifelong learning.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
April 1, 1997

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Stimulating Change Through Recombinant Facilities

By: Rodney Rose

How traditional and virtual environments can be integrated to alter campus life and learning.

From Volume 25 Number 3 | Spring 1997

Abstract: How traditional and virtual environments can be integrated to alter campus life and learming.

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
April 1, 1997

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Using Small Problems to Make Big Changes

By: Peter M. Fairweather

Have institutions neglected a fruitful way to implement their plans for change?

From Volume 25 Number 3 | Spring 1997

Abstract: Have institutions neglected a fruitful way to implement their plans for change? Subtitles: From little acorns...; Factors to remember; Multiplying the transformers. Pull quotes: "Planning theory teaches one thing, life another." "Each little problem should be seen as an opportunity to introduce new ideas and practices." "Planning may be relying too heavily on top leadership and budgeting incentives." "Implementation happens in the trenches." "We often don't allow ourselves time to think."

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
April 1, 1997

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Can Higher Education Research Help Planners?

By: Pat Terenzini

From Volume 25 Number 3 | Spring 1997

Abstract: Viewpoint Subtitles: Overcoming the neglect; Reconnecting with planning and policy. Pull quotes: "What accounts for the gulf between higher education research and worlds of policy, planning, and practice?" "Substantial work awaits us in examining the relation between technology and learning outcomes." "Attitudes, values, reward systems, and even philosophies will have to change." "It is time to do something.."

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
April 1, 1997

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How Planners Can Be More Creative

By: Linda Reisser

From Volume 25 Number 3 | Spring 1997

Abstract: Book Reivew: Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. HArper Collins, 1996. 442 pages. ISBN 0-06-017133-2.

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