Topics:

Introduction to Course, explanation of assignments

Philosophy of Higher Education

Academic Leadership

Types of Institutions of Higher Education

For Profit, Proprietary Institutions

Discussion Questions:

1. What is the purpose of a mission statement of a college or university? Why are such statements essential?

2. What are three central purposes of a university? Do these differ between public, private, or church-related schools?

3. When universities first emerged in Europe, what agencies usually sponsored them, and furnished the faculty for them? What changed with the emergence of science-based universities in Germany in the late 1800s? How did this affect the development of universities in the United States?

4. Community colleges developed in the United States in the 1940s. What purpose do they serve? Why do some leaders in higher education oppose the offering of baccaluareate degrees by community colleges?

5. What is the purpose of general (or liberal) education in American universities?

6. At what levels are health professions education offered in colleges and universities?

7. How did medical education develop in the United States? What are the characteristics of good leadership in medical education? How are these best developed?

8. Why has the United States maintained a separation of church and state, especially in its institutions of higher educatiion?

9. How do Boards of Trustees relate to the administration of a university? What are their responsibilities?

10. What are the standard levels of administrative leadership in a univesity? Why do some authors state that the hardest job in a university is that of department head? What reasons does Ekman give for the imminent crisis in college leadership?

11. Why does Bruess identify education about administration as "the missing link in professional preparation?"

12. In what ways do "for-profit" educational institutions differ from other institutions in higher education? Why is the U.S. Office of Education monitoring the student default rate on loans? How does this effort relate to "gainful employment" on the part of graduates?

History & Philosophy of Higher Education :

[Classics in the history of higher education}:

Newman, Cardinal John Henry. The Idea of a University, (1852). New York: Doubleday & Company Image Books, 1959.

Pusey NM. American Higher Education 1945-197o : A Personal Report, Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.

Bok, D. Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities of the Modern University, Cambrdige MA: Harvard University Press, 1982.

Kerr, C. The Uses of a University, Cambrdge MA: Harvard University Press, 2001

Curris CW., The Public Purposes of Public Colleges, 10/29/2012 http://chronicle/com/article/The-Public-Purposes-of-Public/20104/

Latzer B, Common Knowledge : the Purpose of General Education, 10/29/201 http://chronicle.com/article/Common-Knowledge-the-Purpose/12903/

Katz SA. Taking the True Measure of a Liberal Education, (20/18/2008) http://chronicle.com/cgi-bin/printable.cgi?article=http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i37/37

Garvey J. A Matter of Faith and Freedom (7/8/2012) http://chronicle.com/article/A-Matter-of-FaithFreedom/132095/

Howell, J.D. The changing Structure of Medical Education: A Historical Perspective, Chapter 2 in Pangaro L., Leadership Careers in Medical Education. Philadelphia, PA, ACP Press 2012 Course Textbook

Loma Linda University Mission Statement.pdf

Academic Leadership :

Pangaro, L. (2010) Leadership Careers in Medical Education. Philadelphia PA: American College of Physicians. 1-50 [Chapters 1-3] Course Textbook

Bruess C.E. (2005) A Missing Link in Professional preparation: Characteristics of Good Administrators, American Journal of Health Education 36(4) 238-240

Ekman R. (2010) The imminent crisis in college leadership. http://chronicle.com/article/The-Imminent-Crisis-in-College/124513/

Masterson K. (2009) Harsh economy drives new brand of communication from the top. (2009) http://chronicle.com/article/Economic-Crisis-Creates-a-New/49286/

Fain P. (2010) Why Do Few Provosts Want to be Presidents ? Survey Suggests Some Answers, http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Do-Few-Provosts-Want-to/123614/

Basinger J. (2010) More Power for Provosts. Chronicle of Higher Education April 25, 2003. http://chronicle.com/article/More-Power-for-Provosts/17172/

National Commission on Allied Health. Building the Future of Allied Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration 1999.

Diacon TA. (2007) Is It Really That Tough? Many central administrators say the hardest job in the university is being a department head. http://chronicle.com/article/Is-It-Really-That-Tough-/46528/

Mann T. (2010) Attrition among chief academic officers threatens strategic plans, Chron of Higher Education June 27, 2010 http://chronicle.com/article/Turnover-of-Chief-Academic/66064/

Trachtenberg SJ. (2012) Back to the future for UVA:advice from John Silber, legendary Boston University president. http://chronicle.com/article/Back-to-the-Future-for-Uva/132585/

Types of Institutions of Higher Education :

California State Universities List.pdf

Eaton JS (2005) Why community colleges shouldn’t offer baccalaureates. http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Community-Colleges/22874

Glenn D. Some Education Schools Should Abandon Research Doctorates, Report Says. 10/29/2012 http://chronicle.com/article/Some-Education-Schools-Should/24624/

Association of Academic Health Centers, Suite 410, 1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 265-9600. Missions, Markets, and Paradigms for the Next Century (1994) ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS.docx

Mangan K. (2012) Medical educators urge congress to reject deep cuts in medicare Funds for teaching hospitals. http://chronicle.com/article/Medical-Educators-Warn-Against/128215/

Bertolami CN. (2011)Access to dental care:Is there a problem? American Journal of Public Health 101(10) 1817-1829

For Profit, Proprietary Institutions

Carey K (2010) Why do you think they’re called for-profit colleges ? http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Do-You-Think-Theyre-Ca/123660/

Field, K, (2011) New gainful employment rule changes the game for all colleges. http://chronicle.com/article/New-Gainful-Employment-Rule/127878/

Basken P. New grilling of For-Profits could turn up the heat for all of higher education. 10/19/2010. http://chronicle.com/article/New-Grilling-of-For-Profits/66020/

Field K. (2011) Faculty at for-profits allege constant pressure to keep students enrolled, http://chronicle.com/article/Pawns-in-the-For Profit/127424/

Hillyard M. From an insider, a look at For-Profit higher education. 10/7/2011 http://chronicle.com/article/For-Profit-From-the-Inside/127323/

Kiley K. (2010) For-profit colleges are called providers of ‘subprime opportunity’. http://chronicle.com/article/Report-Faults-For-Profit/125486/

Blumenstyk G. (2012) The Chronicle Index of For-Profit Higher Education http://chronicle.com.article.The-Chronicle-Index -if/24035/

Stratford M. (2012) 193 vocational programs fail 'Gainful Employment.' http://chronicle.com/article/193-Voctional-Programs-Fail/132593/