Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleBuilding academic distinction in a twenty-first-century research university.AuthorsAshley, David B.AbstractFounding faculty made huge career choices in coming to UC Merced, leaving campuses that met their needs and provided comfortable infrastructures.SubjectsMERCED (Calif.); CALIFORNIA; TEACHER selection; COLLEGE teachers; RESEARCH universities &; colleges; CAMPUS planning; EMPLOYEE recruitment; DEANS (Education); UNIVERSITY &; college employees; UNIVERSITY of California, MercedPublicationNew Directions for Higher Education, 2007, Vol 2007, Issue 139, p41ISSN0271-0560Publication typeArticleDOI10.1002/he.265