Higher Education Systems

Part I. The History and Definition of Systemness

1. Higher Education System 3.0: Adding Value to States and Institutions
Jason E. Lane

2. Systemness: Unpacking the Value of Higher Education Systems
Nancy L. Zimpher

3. The History and Evolution of Higher Education Systems in the United States
Aims C. McGuinness Jr.

Part II. Challenges to System Innovation: Unpacking the Tensions

4. Higher Educational Autonomy and the Apportionment of Authority among State Governments, Public Multi-Campus Systems, and Member Colleges and Universities
D. Bruce Johnstone

5. The Changing Role of Higher Education Systems in Finance
Jane V. Wellman

6. Reorganizing Higher Education Systems: By Drift or Design?
Katharine C. Lyall

7. Board Governance of Public University Systems: Balancing Institutional Independence and System Coordination
C. Judson King

8. Systems, Ecosystems, and Change in State-Level Public Higher Education
Mario Martinez and Brandy Smith

9. Serving Public Purposes: Challenges for Systems in Changing State Context
Aims C. McGuinness Jr.
Part III. Emerging Roles for Systems

10. The Changing Role of Systems in Academic Affairs
Jan M. Ignash

11. Workforce Development at Community Colleges: Can Systems Make a Difference?
David F. Shaffer

12. The Systemness of Internationalization Strategies: How Higher Education Systems Are Aiding Institutions with Globalization
Jason E. Lane

13. Higher Education Systems in an Era of Public Engagement: An Organizational Learning Perspective