Power of the Faculty: Consequences of No Confidence Votes for College Presidents

Authors

Daniel Nadler, Northern Kentucky UniversityFollow
Mei-Yan Lu Ph.D., San Jose State UniversityFollow
Michael Miller, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2017

Publication Title

Journal of Research on the College President

Volume

1

First Page

25

Last Page

32

Keywords

college presidents, faculty votes, governance

Abstract

The roles of college faculty members have changed, often in relation to increased specialization of their functions as either teachers or researchers. Similarly, the college presidency has changed, relying less on faculty interactions and increasing reliance and interaction on external stakeholders. The result is a less faculty-centric college presidency. The faculty, however, still have significant expectations for involvement with the college president and have the use of a no-confidence vote to express their opinions about the performance of the individual in the presidential position. Drawing upon a sample of faculty senate leaders, the current study found that few of these individuals know whether or not their campuses have formal guidelines for no-confidence votes, yet they do see them as effective tools for protesting the presidency and expressing their approval for the president’s performance.

Comments

© University of Arkansas 2017. This article was published in the Journal of Research on the College President, Fall 2017, volume 1. It can also be found online at this link.

Recommended Citation

Daniel Nadler, Mei-Yan Lu Ph.D., and Michael Miller. "Power of the Faculty: Consequences of No Confidence Votes for College Presidents" Journal of Research on the College President (2017): 25-32.