Facing Financial Distress: A Case Study of the University of Washington.

Olswang, Steven G.

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ERIC Number: EJ356966

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Publication Date: 1987

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Facing Financial Distress: A Case Study of the University of Washington.

Olswang, Steven G.

Higher Education, v16 n2 p145-54 1987

The processes used by the University of Washington to meet severe budget reductions mandated by the state are described. A planning philosophy of smaller size and higher quality was adopted, and program elimination occurred consensually, with faculty and student participation. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Participative Decision Making, Program Termination, Retrenchment, State Aid, State Government

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Language: English

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