May 30, 2003
A Wobbly Seat at the Table
Money crunch tests Santa Clara U.'s effort to make advisory committees more influential but less democraticThe typical year of a faculty or staff advisory committee at Anywhere U. might fairly be described something like this: Spend the first semester defining an issue, then the second crafting a policy in response, polishing the wording, making sure everyone agrees with it. Then send it to the administration, which says, "Sorry. Can't be done." That is, if it pays any attention at
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