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This critique of modern academe is also a proposal for making campuses more effective – that is, better at meeting the clients’ or customers’ needs. The author addresses the problems that many academic institutions have today in clinging to the practices and organization of the past. By outlining the many problems in organization that colleges and universities face today, the author hopes to reveal workable solutions. Dr. William Tierney is University Professor and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education here at Rossier and the Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education. He is an expert on higher education policy analysis, governance, and administration Introduction Organizational Redesign The New Face of Leadership Organizational Attention Deficit Disorder Evaluating High Performance Faculty Productivity and Organizational Culture The Chiaroscuro of Reform The 21st Century Organization Frequently Asked Questions