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The Changing Institutional Context and Implications for Preparing Future
STEM Faculty
Cathy A. Trower, Ph.D.Harvard University
CIRTL Forum INovember 6, 2003
Key Dimensions of Change
1. Commercialization Licensing, patenting, strategic alliances,
money generation Corporate sponsorship Political pork
2. The “collegium” is gone ETOB Star faculty Fragmentation Few shared beliefs
Key Dimensions of Change
3. Academic freedom has eroded PC rules the day
4. The faculty job is tougher Tenure elusive Stakes are higher
The 21st Century University
MODE 1 MODE 2
Emphasis on teamsEmphasis on individual
Research direction shaped by interaction between researchers and users
Academic control and authority
Quality judged by peer review
Organizational diversity, networks, connectivity
Local organizational knowledge
Discipline-based Problem and issue-based; transdisciplinary
Broad-based quality control; peer review and users (social & economic impact)
Gibbons (1998)
Most scientists regarded the new streamlined peer-review process as ‘quite an improvement.’
What Aspiring Faculty Want
What they want/believe What they find
SecrecyCronyismBiasOpaqueness
OpennessEquityFairnessTransparency
Collaboration improves collective performance and enhances overall productivity; creates a healthier workplace.
Competition improves individual performance and survival of the fittest enhances productivity.
What Aspiring Faculty Want
What they want/believe What they find
Paradigm I, where facts are:• Abstract• General• Ahistorical• Universal
Paradigm II, where facts are:• Concrete• Situated• Historical• Particularistic
Merit is:• Empirically determined• Objective• Absolute
Merit is recognized as:• Socially constructed• Subjective• Contextual
Scientist is part of what s/he studies.
Scientist is completely detached.
What Aspiring Faculty Want
What they want/believe What they find
Research organized around disciplines.
Research organized around problems.
Life of the mind ONLY; make sacrifices.
Life of the mind AND of the heart; we need balance.
Teaching and service should be valued and rewarded.
Traditional research is the coin of the realm.
