Realigning Faculty Roles

Liberal Education
Fall 2003
Volume 89, Number 4

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CONTENTS:

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

2. DISCIPLINING VIRTUES
   by Caryn McTighe Musil

FEATURED TOPIC

6. THE MORPHING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMIC PROFESSION
   By Martin Finkelstein
   A silent revolution in faculty roles should be seen in the context of current economic and global trends affecting the nature of higher education. What are these changes? What lies ahead? How should the profession respond?

16. FACULTY WORK IN CHALLENGING TIMES:
    TRENDS, CONSEQUENCES, AND IMPLICATIONS
    By KerryAnn O'Meara, Regina R. Kaufman, and Aaron M. Kuntz
    Current trends in higher education go beyond budget cuts to a variety of changed practices in higher education. Faculty leaders and administrators in dialogue can determine how to respond in ways that strengthen the profession and the education of undergraduates.

24. THE ROLE OF THE FACULTY IN INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    By Susan Traverso
    In a time of transition in higher education, strengthening the dynamic interplay between faculty and their institutions, between autonomy and engagement, and between individual classroom environments and student learning outcomes is crucial.
    

PERSPECTIVES

32. FACULTY FELLOWS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
    By Devonna Sue Morra, John W. Flohr, and Jean Eckrich
    Three mid-career faculty describe their experiences during a semester in Washington, DC, in which their expertise and interests were applied to professional work, their ideas honed through seminar discussions, and their disciplinary horizons expanded through professional enrichment activities.

38. DEANS' DILEMMAS: PRACTICING ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
    By James L. Pence
    The practice of academic leadership requires the cultivation of habits of mind that connect the skills of the occupation with a sense of vocation. Together, these provide the engaged leadership needed to reach ambitious goals for students' liberal learning outcomes.

46. IMAGINING THE FUTURE CITIZEN
    By Joseph Voelker and John Campbell
    Can a college mission statement shape a general education program?
    Faculty at Franklin and Marshall College design foundational courses that address the goals expressed in the college mission statement.
    

MY VIEW

54. THE GLOBAL "LIBERATION" OF LIBERAL LEARNING
    By Nate Olson
    Through interaction with faculty at his liberal arts college and by study abroad, a student discovers the liberating effect of his education that opens up a worldview and clarifies his place in a global community and commitment to a global common good.
    

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