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How Severance Mirrors U.S. Higher Education Administration: The Compartmentalization and Bureaucracy of Modern Academia

Higher Education Inquirer

In many academic institutions, faculty, staff, and students often navigate strict hierarchies and narrowly defined roles, which can create significant barriers between these groups. Administrators focus on policies and data, while faculty members concentrate on teaching and research.

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University Presidents Called to Action

Higher Education Inquirer

Universities like Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins are not neutral players in the policy arena; they are active participants in shaping the very policies that benefit their interests. Beyond their influence in academia and politics, elite universities increasingly exert power over the very land on which they sit.