The public good, productivity and purpose [Summary Report]

Abstract

The TIAA Institute commissioned two papers to address the question of how to demonstrate higher education’s contribution to the public good. Genevieve Shaker, editor of a book on faculty and the public good, and William Plater, an emeritus provost, explore higher education’s institutional responsibility to deliver civic value. A companion piece addresses the issue from the perspective of individual faculty members. Another recent article by Shaker and Plater speaks specifically to the responsibility of trustees to ensure higher education’s commitment to the public is met.