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ERIC Number: EJ261839
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Smaller and Better: The University of Michigan Experience.
Melchiori, Gerlinda S.
Research in Higher Education, v16 n1 p55-69 1982
Several hierarchical and sequential reduction options are discussed. The institutional shrinkage process implemented at the University of Michigan is described, including across-the-board cuts, reduction of nonacademic programs, long-range faculty reduction procedures, and program discontinuance. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Long Range Planning, Mergers, Program Administration, Program Improvement, Program Termination, Retrenchment, State Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Strategic Planning; University of Michigan