Although research extensive universities in the United States produce similar outcomes – research, teaching, and service – they vary substantially in terms of the publicness of their environments. In this paper, we adopt the public values framework (Moulton 2009) to examine how regulative,...

States are increasingly concerned about higher education spending and determining whether they are getting their “money’s worth” from financial aid programs. Researchers have documented correlations between financial aid and college persistence (St. John 1991), finding that grants increase...

Faculty at research universities are evaluated on a number of productivity measures including their ability to conduct research, teach, and engage in service. Research outcomes include publishing research results and acquiring grants and contracts to conduct additional research. While it is...