The Faculty Office is a hot subject of debate across campuses today as colleges and universities fight to keep costs down and increase value to students. While the costs to build large, private offices for faculty are high, and the nature of the private workplace has grown more open and flexible, faculty frequently express concern about sharing or losing dedicated office space. For us, this conflict has generated a litany of questions: How often do faculty members use their offices? Do individual offices support faculty roles on campus? Does mobile technology reduce the need for privatized space? Are there other solutions that balance space efficiency with needs for privacy? To better understand the history, meaning, and future of the faculty office, Gould Evans’ Educational Practice leaders joined forces with Herman Miller’s Research and Exploration Team. Herman Miller Research lead Susan..
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