Ohio to try Larivieresque NP plan

8/9/2011: From Insidehighered.com:

Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro will on Thursday unveil a
plan designed to reduce government involvement in the state’s 14 public
universities, giving the institutions more authority in administrative
and financial matters if they meet certain performance benchmarks.  …

Because the process to date has not involved many faculty members,
students, or employees, Kilpatrick said, there are more likely to be
aspects of the plan that various campus groups oppose, potentially
making the process of getting the plan through the state legislature —
which would have to take place before any reforms are enacted —
messier. “The plan could have a lot better buy-in and consensus before
the legislative process if they had consulted folks,” Kilpatrick said.
“Instead, they’ve set themselves up for a very adversarial legislative
battle.”