The article examines negative attitudes in academia toward administration noting that most academic administrators actually prefer management to teaching. The university cultural hierarchical mind-set which values teachers over administrators is discussed. Administrators are encouraged to demonstrate clear thinking and competence in faculty…

Management development and training is a vehicle to help make higher education management more professional by working with institutions' own managers on institutional problems. An integrated, systematic program for management development created by the Higher Education Management Institute and the Exxon Education Foundation is recommended. (MSE)

In recent years, the trend has been to involve college faculty in faculty reduction decisions. Experience suggests that for faculty participation to be effective, it requires accurate financial statements and mutually understood goals, appropriate governance and contractual mechanisms, and establishment of humane means of addressing the needs of…