David E. Hardy

Assistant Professor of Higher Education,
Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies
and Director of Research, Education Policy Center
207 Carmichael Hall
(205)-348-6874
dhardy@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2005

Recent Courses Taught:

AHE-644: Academic Program Development and Evaluation
AHE-642: Institutional Research and Assessment
AHE-610: Academic Cultures and Learning in Academe
AHE-550: Finance and Business Affairs in Higher Education
AHE-603: College and University Teaching

Areas of Research:

Ethical issues in higher education.
Community college financial, administrative, instructional, governance, faculty and student issues.
The nexus of academic culture and popular culture, portrayals of higher education in the arts and media, and the arts and cultural outreach in higher education.
Policy formation, implementation and analysis related to access, affordability, and accountability issues in higher education.
The development of classification typologies and taxonomies for higher education institutions.

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2005. Higher Education
M.S., Amberton University, 2000. Human Relations and Business.
B.F.A., Southern Methodist University, 1982. Theatre.

Professional Experiences:

Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Director of Research – Education Policy Center, The University of Alabama – 2005 to Present

Interim Executive Dean of Arts and Sciences, Mountain View College – 2004 to 2005

Dean of Planning and Research, Mountain View College – 2002 to 2005
Interim District Director of Workforce Education, Dallas County Community College District – 2000 to 2001

Dean of Continuing Education, Contract Training, and Evening/Weekend Instructional Support Services, Mountain View College – 1996 to 2002

Continuing Education Specialist, Institute for Transportation Studies Extension, University of California, Berkeley – 1992 to 1995

Selected Publications:

Hardy, D. E. (in press). STEM Associate’s degree production: Exploring institutional type, gender, and field of study. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.

Moeck, P. G., Katsinas, S. G., Hardy, D. E., & Bush, V. B. (in press). Rural community colleges and on-campus housing. Community College Review.

Hardy, D. E. (2007). Threats to ethical leadership: The hubris of absolutism, the politics of affinity-based decision-making, and the development of unethical followers. In D. M. Hellmich (Ed.), Ethical leadership in the community college: Bridging theory and daily practice (pp. 103-121). Boston, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.

Hardy, D. E., & Katsinas S. G. (2007). Classifying community colleges: How rural community colleges fit. In P. L. Eddy and J. P. Murray (Eds.), Rural community colleges: Teaching, learning, and leading in the heartland. New Directions for Community Colleges monograph series (No. 137, Spring 2007, pp. 3-17). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Hardy, D. E. & Laanan, F. S. (2006). Characteristics and perspectives of faculty at public 2-year colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 30(10), 787-811.

Hardy, D. E. (2002). Ethical considerations affecting teaching in community colleges: An abundance of feelings and limited facts. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 26(5), 383-399.

Selected Presentations:

Katsinas, S. G., Hardy, D. E., Hagedorn, L. S., Friedel, J., & Bush, V. B. (2007). The urban/rural dialectic in community colleges: Informing the public agenda. Refereed symposium. 2007 Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Louisville, Kentucky. November 9, 2007.

Hardy, D. E., Harbour, C., Bush, V. B., & Katsinas, S. G. (2007). On the teaching of ethics: Curricular approaches, content concerns, and issues of relevancy for higher education graduate programs. Refereed roundtable. 2007 Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Louisville, Kentucky. November 10, 2007.

Hardy, D. E., & Katsinas, S. G. (2007). Student aid in the rural context: The critical role of financial aid for first-time/full-time students at America’s rural-serving community college. Refereed research paper. Council for the Study of Community Colleges Annual Meeting. Tampa Bay, Florida. April 13-14, 2007.

Hardy, D. E., Moeck, P. G., Roessler, B. C., McCormick, A. C., & Katsinas, S. G. (2007). Using the new “Carnegie Basic” classifications for community college research and policy. Refereed symposium. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. April 9-13, 2007.

Terry, S. L., Hardy, D. E., & Katsinas, S. G. (2007). Artistic quality beyond Broadway, the Boston Symphony, and the National Gallery: Rural community college cultural arts programs as community outreach and development. Refereed paper. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. April 9-13, 2007