Title
Episode 26: Present at the Creation: Larry Pettit and the Montana Higher Education Reforms from the 1972 Constitution - In the Crucible of Change
Document Type
Episode
Publication Date
Fall 2015
Abstract
Prior to the passage of the 1972 Constitution, Montana’s higher education system was both controlled and victimized by Montana’s politics. Alternatingly, Governors or the Legislature tried to control and/or impose political ideology upon the management and teaching/content within the University System. Political favoritism and power-broking were the hallmark of the legislative appropriation process. Under the new Constitution, a newly empowered Board of Regents, and a new Commissioner of Higher Education managed the system and controlled the allocation of the legislative appropriations, but not without a major battle before the Montana Supreme Court.
Recommended Citation
Pettit, Lawrence K. Ph.D. and Barrett, Evan, "Episode 26: Present at the Creation: Larry Pettit and the Montana Higher Education Reforms from the 1972 Constitution - In the Crucible of Change" (2015). Crucible Episodes (old). Paper 28.
http://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/crucible_videos/28