A Wobbly Seat at the TableMoney crunch tests Santa Clara U.'s effort to make advisory committees more influential but less democraticBy MARTIN VAN DER WERF The 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... Copyright © 2009 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |