The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Wobbly Seat at the Table

Money crunch tests Santa Clara U.'s effort to make advisory committees more influential but less democratic

By 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...

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