State-Funded "Eminent Scholars" Programs: University Faculty Recruitment as an Emerging Policy Instrument.

COLLEGE teacher recruitment; SCIENCE education (Higher); TECHNOLOGY education (Higher); SCIENTISTS; HIGHER education; STATE universities & colleges; RESEARCH & development; ECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY faculty; GOVERNMENT policy; EMPLOYMENT

The article presents information on research and development in the U.S. as of 2013, focusing on state government recruiting programs for scientists to become university faculty members and on the potential economic implications of the programs at the state and national levels. The authors look at a study on eminent scholars (ES) programs, college-level science and technology research, and the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA). The article also discusses the use of governing boards and coordinating boards in terms of state governance of public higher education.