"Faculties is a call to action, a sourcebook, and a "how to" guide for academic faculty who want to contribute to the administrative and educational decisions being made about the future of their institutions. It encourages faculty and allies to "incite" and participate in change by offering ideas and models of successful, constructive collaboration at a destructive and demoralizing time for higher education. Cathy N. Davidson and Jody Greene discuss the issues facing the university today, including the issues of accountability and academic freedom, and present models for addressing these challenges. Recognizing that there is no path for returning to the version of US higher education that existed in recent decades, they draw on specific case studies to illustrate tactics and possibilities for reshaping and reconfiguring university processes, ranging from post-tenure review practices to trans-institutional programming. Faculties concludes with a ten-point list of concrete actions for faculty seeking to become more involved in institutional change at the university level, offering guidance pertaining to working groups, leadership models, and other essential aspects of organizational change"-- Provided by publisher.