The Changing Higher Education Research Environment: New Opportunities for Architectural Research
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Vassigh, S. (2017). The Changing Higher Education Research Environment: New Opportunities for Architectural Research
. 1(1), 22-26. 10.1080/24751448.2017.1292790
Vassigh, S. (2017). The Changing Higher Education Research Environment: New Opportunities for Architectural Research
. 1(1), 22-26. 10.1080/24751448.2017.1292790
Higher education faces many challenges that are profoundly changing its funding, governance, values, and faculty roles. As universities seek to subsidize the loss of income from state and federal sources, their reliance on sponsored research and private funding is significantly intensifying. To access private sources of revenues, universities are rethinking their research practices, resource allocation, and their approach to hiring and supporting faculty. The following paper examines these challenges and how they may present new opportunities for a broader engagement of architecture faculty in academic research.