Administrators, trustees, and legislators are experimenting with increased autonomy and less state regulation at public institutions. By instituting a free-market approach, state officials and higher education administrators hope to achieve increased productivity, lower costs, and improved teaching and research. This thorough and thoughtful examination of public institution deregulation examines its effects on higher education and offers a valuable, behind-the-scenes look at the experiences and results of deregulation already taking place in some states. The contributors?a well-known group of scholars and practitioners?offer valuable insights, recommAndations, and suggestions for successfully pursuing deregulation. Contents
Part One: The Case for Deregulating Public Colleges and Universities
1. Why the Time is Ripe for Restructuring
Terrence J. MacTaggart
2. Technology, Competition, and Control in Higher Education
James R. Mingle, Rhoda Martin Epper
3. Helping Public Institutions Act Like Private Ones
Kenneth A. Shaw
Part Two: Case Examples of Deregulation in Action
4. Balancing Self-Interests and Accountability: St.. Mary's College of Maryland
Robert O. Berdahl
5. Defining the Scope and Limits of Autonomy: New Jersey
Daryl G. Greer
Part Three: Making Deregulation Work
6. State Policy for a Time of Adaptive Change
Patrick M. Callan, Kathy Reeves Bracco, Richard C. Richardson, Jr.
7. Rethinking the Criteria for Trusteeship
Richard T. Ingram
8. Learning from a Tradition of IndepAndence: Michigan
Marvin W. Peterson, Michael K. McLAndon
9. Implementing IndepAndence: Benefits and Obligations
Terrence J. MacTaggart
Terrence J. MacTaggart is the chancellor of the University of Maine System. Formerly, he was the chancellor of the Minnesota State University system.
