The Redesign of Governance in Higher Education

Roger W. Benjamin, Stephen J. Carroll, Maryann Jacobi Gray, Cathy Krop, Michael Shires

ResearchPublished 1993

This report argues that a set of fundamental changes underlies the growing number of critical difficulties American higher education faces. The governance system — the written and unwritten policies, procedures, and decisionmaking units that control resource allocation with and among institutions — is inadequate to deal with the changed environment. In fact, the changed environment is making redesign of higher education institutions not just necessary but inevitable. A redesigned governance structure is a prerequisite to dealing effectively with the problems threatening the higher education sector. This study presents a conceptual framework that supports the argument and suggests guidelines for higher education leaders now coping with the effects of the changed environment.

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Benjamin, Roger W., Stephen J. Carroll, Maryann Jacobi Gray, Cathy Krop, and Michael Shires, The Redesign of Governance in Higher Education. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1993. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR222.html.
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The study is part of a project on "Redesigning Higher Education" sponsored by the RAND Institute on Education and Training with funds from a grant by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

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