Tag: academic programs

• Consultants at the Gates: The Future of Higher Education when Decision-making is Outsourced

  

  Financial turmoil and potential academic restructuring at the University of Connecticut (UConn) has prompted a deeper examination of the influence of outside consulting firms in educational institutions. The faculty’s apprehensions center on Huron Consulting’s involvement in UConn’s cost-cutting measures, illustrating a broader, disconcerting trend in higher education: the increasing reliance on corporate strategies that sideline…

  mufamco

  March 12, 2024

  academic excellence, education policy, financial accountability, news

  academic programs, budget, faculty governance, faculty rights, higher education, Huron Consulting, news, outsourcing, union advocacy, university management