-Lionel Lewis provides a lucid, well-documented portrayal of the failure of academic governance at Adelphi University. This book will challenge administrators, trustees, and faculty to examine the integrity of the decision-making process at their institutions. When Power Corrupts should be read by all practitioners and researchers of academic governance in contemporary American colleges and universities.-
--William Phelan, Teachers College Record
-...Lewis presents a thoroughly researched case study of the strife-ridden administration of President Peter Diamandopoulos and the complex interrelationships among the University's board of trustees, the president, and the faculty.-
--History of Education Quarterly
-Lewis's study is not only fascinating but also instructive for its cautionary reminder of the importance of informed oversight by the board and the significance of meaningful shared governance. Faculty, academic adminstrators, and especially members of governing boards will find this book provocative and enlightening because it demonstrates the deleterious results when conflict over governance takes precedence over academic work on Americam campuses.-
--Community College of Journal Research and Practice
"Lionel Lewis provides a lucid, well-documented portrayal of the failure of academic governance at Adelphi University. This book will challenge administrators, trustees, and faculty to examine the integrity of the decision-making process at their institutions. When Power Corrupts should be read by all practitioners and researchers of academic governance in contemporary American colleges and universities."
--William Phelan, Teachers College Record
..".Lewis presents a thoroughly researched case study of the strife-ridden administration of President Peter Diamandopoulos and the complex interrelationships among the University's board of trustees, the president, and the faculty."
--History of Education Quarterly
"Lewis's study is not only fascinating but also instructive for its cautionary reminder of the importance of informed oversight by the board and the significance of meaningful shared governance. Faculty, academic adminstrators, and especially members of governing boards will find this book provocative and enlightening because it demonstrates the deleterious results when conflict over governance takes precedence over academic work on Americam campuses."
--Community College of Journal Research and Practice
"Lionel Lewis provides a lucid, well-documented portrayal of the failure of academic governance at Adelphi University. This book will challenge administrators, trustees, and faculty to examine the integrity of the decision-making process at their institutions. When Power Corrupts should be read by all practitioners and researchers of academic governance in contemporary American colleges and universities."
--William Phelan, Teachers College Record
..".Lewis presents a thoroughly researched case study of the strife-ridden administration of President Peter Diamandopoulos and the complex interrelationships among the University's board of trustees, the president, and the faculty."
--History of Education Quarterly
"Lewis's study is not only fascinating but also instructive for its cautionary reminder of the importance of informed oversight by the board and the significance of meaningful shared governance. Faculty, academic adminstrators, and especially members of governing boards will find this book provocative and enlightening because it demonstrates the deleterious results when conflict over governance takes precedence over academic work on Americam campuses."
--Community College of Journal Research and Practice