LEXINGTON — The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees is likely to take another step Friday that would change the course of who has the final say over academic programs at the university. President Eli Capilouto is proposing updates to the university’s shared governance model, arguing they would streamline decision-making processes over academic programs. The […] The post UK board considers changes to university’s shared governance model appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
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It’s a move that administrators say would make the university more “nimble,” and streamline the decision-making process. But faculty members say it could ultimately take power away from them.
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