Vol. 1, #1Interview with Molly Broad
Their quarter-hour discussion reviews the need for institutions of higher learning to take a leadership role in developing a framework that both serves as a means of accountability and helps enhance the effectiveness of our nation’s teaching and learning processes. In particular, Broad discusses her work with the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to develop a voluntary system of accountability for member institutions.
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“Our failure to step up to this challenge risks imposition of metrics that are not embraced by our faculty and therefore ultimately are not successful in improving the quality of higher education.” |
In April 2007, Molly Corbett Broad, president emerita of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spoke at the AGB board meeting on the issue of accountability in higher education. She is interviewed here on the subject by AGB President Susan Johnston.