The Accidental Academic: Reflections on 50 Years in Academic Collective Bargaining

Little did I know that when I started a career as a newspaper reporter that I would have a 50-year academic career with academic labor relations as a central part

토지에 대한 개발이익환수제도의 개편방안(Policy directions for restructuring the betterment from land recapture system)

노트 : 이 연구보고서의 내용은 국토연구원의 자체 연구물로서 정부의 정책이나 견해와는 상관없습니다

Determining crystal structures through crowdsourcing and coursework

We show here that computer game players can build high-quality crystal structures. Introduction of a new feature into the computer game Foldit allows players to build and real-space refine structures into electron density maps. To assess the usefulness of this feature, we held a crystallographic model-building competition between trained crystallographers, undergraduate students, Foldit players and automatic model-building algorithms. After removal of disordered residues, a team of Foldit players achieved the most accurate structure. Analysing the target protein of the competition, YPL067C, uncovered a new family of histidine triad proteins apparently involved in the prevention of amyloid toxicity. From this study, we conclude that crystallographers can utilize crowdsourcing to interpret electron density information and to produce structure solutions of the highest quality

Administrative Staffing Patterns in Public Colleges and Universities.

This descriptive study analyzed administrative staffing patterns at public colleges and universities. Data were collected through institutional surveys, using the higher education manpower classification system developed by the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. The staffing patterns were then analyzed in the context of other institutional data such as size, funding, complexity, and mix of enrollment. Regression was the main analytical tool. This study was undertaken because of a lack of previous research in this area. By tabulating and analyzing administrative staffing patterns, this study provides a base that can assist institutions as they review programs and activities in light of enrollment and budget concerns. Not surprisingly, the factor which contributed most to explaining the variance in staffing patterns was the level of financial support. Economies of scale also were evident, but only to 5,000 students. Other variables contributed little. A student to administrative staff ratio of 23:1 was found in the sample population (forty institutions from the membership of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities). Faculty staffing patterns were not included in this study because of other studies of faculty staffing levels. Suggested future research would be to examine administrative and faculty staffing patterns together. Clerical/technical staff accounted for two-thirds of the total staff in this survey, with executive and professional staff comprising the remainder. Allocation of staff to various functional areas was as follows: institutional support (40%); academic support (31%); student services (16%); student access (6%); and other areas (7%).Ph.D.Higher educationUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/158233/1/8116217.pd

Some Thoughts of Faculty Strikes

William Connellan is a long-time administrative-side academic labor specialist who spent much of his career at Oakland University (Michigan). What follows here is the result of an interview with him carried out by the author. After a general introduction to Bill, the institution, and to Michigan labor relations, the article focuses on Bill’s involvement in the many strikes called by the faculty union at Oakland during his tenure there. The article closes with Bill’s broader comments, that is, advice on negotiations and the handling of strikes from the administrative point of view