The Role of Capacity for Collaboration in the Land-Grant System
Channel: National Academies - Earth and Life Studies
Date: 25/08/2022

The ability of institutions and their faculty to participate in collaborations varies across the land-grant system, as do expectations for the benefits an institution receives from collaboration. Institutions use funds to support collaboration differently, in ways that can affect the nature of faculty participation. In some cases, there are no dedicated funds to support collaboration while in other instances, faculty members may be fully committed to teaching and other assignments that leave them without the capacity to engage outside their main responsibilities. Some schools are able to handle administrative responsibilities for large collaborative efforts, and others don't have the kind of infrastructure needed to be a fully invested partner.  This workshop session explored how capacity affects collaboration from the perspective of individuals at three different kinds of land-grant institutions.