Preface | p. iii |
Figures and Tables | p. vii |
Summary of Findings | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Acronyms and Abbreviations | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Historical Overview | p. 1 |
A Snapshot of CUNY and Its Colleges Today | p. 4 |
Formal Channels of Authority at CUNY | p. 10 |
Organization of This Report | p. 12 |
The Regents of the University of the State of New York | p. 15 |
Program Registration | p. 16 |
Institutional Policy Approval | p. 16 |
Institutional Policy Approval: Analysis | p. 17 |
Conclusion: The Influence of the Regents, Past and Future | p. 17 |
The Cuny Board of Trustees and Central Administration | p. 21 |
Composition and Appointment of Trustees | p. 21 |
Formal Functions of Board and Chancellor | p. 22 |
The Division of Central Decisionmaking at CUNY | p. 23 |
Analysis: The Dysfunctionality of Central Decisionmaking at CUNY | p. 24 |
Conclusions | p. 26 |
A View of the Colleges from the Central Administration | p. 29 |
The Formal Structure of the University | p. 29 |
The Culture of Collegiate Independence | p. 30 |
The Failure of CUNY-Wide Academic Planning | p. 31 |
The Goldstein Report | p. 31 |
The Response at the Colleges | p. 33 |
The Academic Program Planning Policy | p. 34 |
Analysis: A Retreat from Universitywide Planning | p. 35 |
Conclusion | p. 36 |
A View from the College President's Offices | p. 39 |
The Formal Structures of College Governance | p. 39 |
Analysis: Procedural Obstacles | p. 40 |
Analysis: Faculty Entrenchment | p. 41 |
Analysis: The Norm of Equality | p. 43 |
Conclusion | p. 45 |
Recommendations | p. 47 |
Central Leadership and Local Autonomy: Accountability for Outcomes | p. 47 |
The Necessity for Consensus at the Top | p. 51 |
Reform of CUNY's External Accountability Structure | p. 52 |
Appendix | |
Methodology | p. 55 |
Imputing SAT Scores | p. 59 |
Bibliography | p. 63 |
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