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Research on the Organizational Operation of Academic Senate in UC Berkeley |
| ZHU Shou-Xin-1, YANG Jie-1, 2 |
| (1. Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 2. Office of Strategic Planning, Shanghai Jiao Tong University， Shanghai 200240, China) |
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Abstract The Academic Senate of UC Berkeley consists of Assembly Representation, Divisional Council and several subcommittees, which are divided into two levels of university and department, involves the field of teaching, research, student affairs and campus management etc. The successful operation of Academic Senate lies in its systematic organizational structure, explicit senate bylaws and regulations, and universality of representatives. Academic Senate of UC Berkeley, based on deliberative democracy, is mainly comprised of academic staff with only a few administrators, which embodies the idea and characteristic of shared governance. The Academic Senate has become an indispensable part of Berkeley culture for its protection of academic power.
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2016, Vol. 10 
