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The University has adopted a modern and efficient model in its approach to faculty. Its Academic Officers are charged with the oversight of curriculums and instruction, as well as with quality assurance relating to these aspects. As well as acting as Mentors themselves, they are supported by further adjunct faculty. Many Mentors hold advanced degrees and have extensive teaching experience in their fields.

Most Mentors teach or have taught at mainstream universities and many are eminent in their fields of expertise. When they are not teaching or examining, they include authors, researchers, businesspeople and professionals in their respective fields. This emphasis on external experience is extremely important to EAU. It means that our faculty generally have a strong real-world focus and are up-to-date with the latest theories and methods.

Adjunct faculty and examiners may contract with the University as mentors and advisors, or assist in the assessment of candidates for degree awards. In addition, in dissertation and community-based learning programs where the student does not wish to nominate his or her own mentor, the University is often in a position to introduce someone who is well-qualified and experienced for the task.

Because some of these people, by the nature of their expertise, are drawn upon only infrequently, the University does not provide a full listing of them on this website, aware that such a listing would quickly go out of date. It is usually possible, however, to provide enquirers with details of the faculty members who would be available in particular areas.

The University's panel of Academic Officers and Advisors is profiled here.

Adjunct faculty wanted
The University is interested to hear from individuals, preferably holding a graduate degree and with some previous teaching experience, who would be interested to join the adjunct faculty as mentors for our taught and dissertation-based programs. Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of EAU. Please contact us to discuss the possibilities for collaboration.

Thinking outside the box on issues of faculty
In its selection of those who work with the University, EAU is not constrained by the rigid requirements of external bodies. This enables it to implement some of the recommendations of the recent report by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, as follows,

"Accreditors’ recipe for educational inputs often includes the idea that colleges should employ individuals who hold “appropriate degrees.” The Southern Association, for example, states that “when determining acceptable qualifications of its faculty, an institution gives primary consideration to the highest earned degree in the discipline.” The assumption is that a Ph.D. trumps all other qualifications. The difficulty with such a one-size-fits-all standard is that it rules out the employment of individuals who may be very knowledgeable in a field and perfectly capable of teaching, but who don’t possess the preferred credential.

People can and do gain knowledge outside of graduate schools. Some best-selling historians would be wonderful history instructors but do not have advanced degrees. Many writers are good at teaching literature, regardless of their academic credentials. There are exemplary economists who never earned a Ph.D. in economics. Following accreditors’ imperatives, schools are encouraged to rank the possession of certain credentials above other aspects of individual ability and achievement. Restricting hiring to individuals with these credentials may not lead to better teaching, but is virtually guaranteed to drive up costs."
[Source: "Why College Accreditation Doesn't Work and What Policymakers Can Do About It", ACTA report, available here.]

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