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U B E H I N D the NEWS P E O P L E WAT C H Case Western Searches for New Leader EFFORTS TO POLISH THE IMAGE OF OHIO'S CASE WESTERN RESERVE University did much good during the past three years, but not enough to keep Presi- dent Edward Hundert on the job. Hundert resigned following a faculty vote of no confidence. Although he is credited with increasing the profile of the university Case Western hosted the 2004 vice presidential debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards he is also dogged by budget problems. Faculty spokesmen say revenue shortfalls may necessitate a $40 B E T W E E N the L I N E S million operating budget cut. Donations to the university were down from $79 million in 2003 to $69 million in 2004 and $76 THE TRUE GENIUS OF AMERICA AT RISK million in 2005, according to the Council for Aid to Education. By Katharine C. Lyall and Kathleen R. Sell During his three years in office, Hundert worked to increase Case's Praeger Publishers, www.praeger.com; profile as an international research university with, among other 2005; 232 pp; $44.95 efforts, a $2 million national advertising campaign. J.M.A. For full coverage of all personnel changes and promotions go to ARE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES HEADED TOWARD www.universitybusiness.com/ubwebexclusives. Edward Hundert de facto privatization? While the authors say such a path may be unavoidable, they also suggest ways to survive that eventual- ity. As state and federal aid continues to Setback for NYU's Graduate Student Union erode, public universities are, out of neces- sity, turning to other sources for funding. T H E Y VOW TO KEEP ORGANIZ Public funding of higher education stands i n g , they vow to keep striking, but it at around 30 percent today, compared most definitely is an uphill climb for the with 50 percent in the 1970s. As a con- Graduate Student Organizing Committee sequence, however, lower income students at New York University. They want NYU are being shut out of higher education, administrators to recognize their union and the country's economic health will suf- and other demands, such as regular pay in- fer in turn. creases but the National Labor Relations Grad students took to the streets last Fall. Lyall and Sell examine ways to restruc- Broad has ruled that the private university t u re higher education if states remain is not required to do so. teaching assistants now are back at the minority shareholders, and then propose The recent decision reversed one in head of the classroom, according to NYU. a new model for the public purpose uni- 2000, in which the board ruled that NYU About two dozen striking students report- versity that can maintain excellence even did have to recognize the union, even if it edly received letters in January notifying as funding and governance sources change. was based at a private university. Gradu- them that their stipends would be cut. The time for public dialog is now, they say, ate students at public universities already Those demanding a new contract, and before it is too late. have the right to unionize. The graduate working for the NLRB to once again rec- The authors present their case from the students' contract with NYU expired in ognize their union, say they are not giving perspective of experience. Lyall served as August 2005, and the two sides have been up the fight. GSOC strikers are rallying president of the University of Wisconsin at odds since. The graduate students went to tell the NYU administration that the system from 1991 to 2004, and was assis- on strike. In November, President John spring semester will see as much, or more, tant secretary of Housing and Urban Devel- Sexton countered with the order: Get back disruption on campus as last semester, ac- opment during the Carter administration. to work or lose your stipend. NYU pays cording to a statement. The strikers have Sell served as the University of Wisconsin graduate teaching assistants $19,000 per been able to win allies, including Christine system's chief budget officer from 1987 to year, along with granting free tuition and Quinn, speaker of the City Council, and an 2002, and in the state's budget office prior health benefits, according to a spokesper- interfaith group calling itself the Religious to that. Tim Goral son. All but a few of the 1,000 graduate Leaders for Justice at NYU. J.M.A. 20 | April 2006 universitybusiness.com Update0406.indd 20 3/27/06 12:31:19 PM http://www.praeger.com http://www.universitybusiness.com/ubwebexclusives http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - April 2006

Table of Contents
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Editor's Note
Stats Watch
People Watch
Sense of Place
On the Hill
Viewpoint
Future Shock
Financial Aid
Admissions
COVER STORY: Averting Housing Havoc
The Art of Reputation Building
Web Conferencing: Rich Media on the Desktop
All Rights Preserved
Admissions Messages vs. Admissions Realities
Internet Technology
What's New
Calendar of Events
Direct Connect
End Note

University Business - April 2006