Instructors:
John Lombardi
Professor of History
W.E.B. Du Bois Library

Paul Kostecki
Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Public Health

How Universities Work
EDUC 845-01 Current Issues
in Higher Education Fall 2018
UMass Amherst
4-6:30 pm, Tuesday
Furcolo W001

Course Syllabus

 

Office Hours:
by appointment

John Lombardi email
Paul Kostecki email


Schedule


Public Pages
The Class
Information

Week 1 (09/4):
Introduction
 
Week 2 (09/11):
Critics and
Universities

 
Week 3 (09/18):
Types and
Characteristics


Week 4 (9/25):
Teaching

Week 5 (10/2):
Research

No Class, Monday Schedule (10/9):

Week 6 (10/16):
Faculty

Week 7 (10/23):
Finance

Week 8 (10/30):
Budget
 

Week 9 (11/06):
Measurement

Week 10 (11/13):
Quality

Week 11 (11/27):
Improvement

Week 12 (12/4):
Special Units

Week 13 (12/11):
Competition,
Regulation, and
Governance
Conclusion and
Pizza

 

Private Pages

The Class

Essays