Timothy C. Caboni

Assoc. Dean for Professional Education and External Relations; Lecturer in Public Policy and Higher Education

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2001

Research Area

Professor Caboni's research is grounded theoretically in both sociology and communication theory, and focuses on social control and stratification within higher education, and the relationships between postsecondary education institutions and their external publics. He is specifically concerned with the self-regulation of the fund raising profession; the existence of accumulative advantage in voluntary support of higher education; the influence of capital campaign materials on the perceptions of donor publics; the relationship between practitioner perception and crisis planning in colleges and universities; and the function of organizational identification as a mediating variable between donor characteristics and giving.

Short Biography

Professor Caboni is a faculty member in the Higher Education Leadership and Policy Program and holds an administrative appointment as Peabody College's Associate Dean for External Relations and Professional Education.

Caboni also serves as director of the Institutional Advancement program—the nation's only academic program devoted solely to the preparation of advancement professionals for colleges and universities. He teaches courses in fund raising, external relations, alumni relations, and university management for higher education. Professor Caboni also directs the higher education practicum program for the department.

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Selected Publications

Caboni, Timothy C., Braxton, J., Dusterhaus, Molly, McClendon, Shederick A., Mundy, Meaghan (2005) "Toward an empirical delineation of a normative structure for college and university students," Journal of Higher Education, 76(5), 519-544.

Caboni, Timothy C., and Eiseman, James. (2005) "Organizational identification as a predictor of alumni giving behaviors," International Journal of Educational Advancement, 5(3).

Caboni, Timothy C. (2005). "The role of research in the professionalization of fund raising," International Journal of Educational Advancement, 5(2), 104-105.

Braxton, J. M. and Caboni, T. C. (2005). "Using student norms to create positive learning environments," About Campus. 9(6) 2-7.

Caboni, Timothy C., Hirschy, Amy, and Best, Jane (2004) "Social control of classroom incivilities in undergraduate education," (pp. 59-66), In John M. Braxton and Alan E. Bayer (Eds.), New directions for teaching and learning: Faculty and student classroom improprieties. No. 99. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.

Caboni, Timothy C. and Adisu, Mitiku. (2004) "A Nation at Risk after 20 years: Continuing implications for higher education," Peabody Journal of Education. 79(1) New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Caboni, Timothy C., Hirschy, Amy, and Best, Jane (In Press) "Social control of classroom incivilities in undergraduate education," In John M. Braxton and Alan E. Bayer (Eds.), New directions for teaching and learning: Faculty and student classroom improprieties. Grenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Caboni, Timothy C. (Fall 2003) "Recent higher education reforms in Kazakhstan: The diversification of the higher education financial environment," In Stephen P. Heyneman and Alan DeYoung (Eds.), Challenges for Education in Central Asia. Grenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2003). "Toward professionalism: Norms and fund raising," The CASE International Journal of Educational Advancement, London; 4:(1), 77-91.

Caboni, Timothy C., Mundy, Meaghan E., and Dusterhaus, Molly B. (2003). "The Implications of the norms of undergraduate college students for faculty enactment of principles of good practice in undergraduate education," Peabody Journal of Education. 77(3), 125-137.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2002). "Institutional advancement in higher education," In J. W. Guthrie (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Education. New York: McMillan.

Selected Recent Presentations

Caboni, Timothy C. and Proper, Eve. "Dissertations Related to Fundraising and Their Implications for Higher Education Research." (2007, November) Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

Caboni, Timothy C., Rumyantseva, Natasha and McLendon, Michael. (2005, November). Comparative analysis of Kazakhstani and US faculty teaching norms. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference - International Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2005, April). Toward professionalization: Fund raising norms in higher education. Southern Sociological Society Annual Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Caboni, Timothy C. and Rumyantseva, N. (2005, March). Faculty teaching norms in Kazakh higher education. Comparative International Education Society Annual Meeting, Palo Alto, California.

Rumyantseva, N., Caboni, Timothy C., and McLendon, M. (2004, March). Curricular Innovation in Kazakhstani Higher Education: Developing a degree program for training university administrators. Comparative International Education Society Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Caboni, Timothy C., and Eiseman, James (2003, November). Organizational identification as a predictor of alumni giving behaviors. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Caboni, Timothy C., McLendon, Michael, and Rumyantseva, Natasha (2003, November). Academic professionalism in Kazakh higher education: Barriers and Possibilities. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, - International Forum, Portland, Oregon.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2003, April). Accumulative advantage and the voluntary support of higher education in the U.S. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2002, November). Diversification of financial resources in Kazakh higher education. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference - International Forum, Sacramento, California.

Caboni, Timothy C., Mundy, Meaghan E., and Dusterhaus, Molly B. (2002, November). The Implications of the norms of undergraduate college students for faculty enactment of principles of good practice in undergraduate education. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Sacramento, California.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2002, April). The influence of social and personal sources of social control on the espousal of college and university fund raising norms. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Caboni, Timothy C., Braxton, John M., Madson, Johan A., McClendon, Shederick A., and Mundy, Meghan (2001, November). Toward an empirical delineation of a normative structure for college and university students. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, Richmond, Virginia.

Selected Recent Invited Presentations

Caboni, Timothy C. (2005, September). Revising the Ed.D.: Peabody College's doctoral program for working education professionals, Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions Annual Meeting, Monterey, California.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2005, July). Professional Certification and Continuing Education for Advancement Professionals. Tennessee Advancement Resource Council Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2004, September). Data-driven decision-making for advancement: Building efficient and effective fund raising operations with limited resources. Tennessee Council for Resource Development Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2004, August). Higher Education Challenges in the 21st Century: Engaging the Advancement Profession. Keynote Address, Council for Advancement and Support of Education's Summer Institute in Advancement Services, Nashville, Tennessee.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2004, March). Enhancing your chapter's public relations. Invited presentation, Phi Kappa Tau Bluegrass Conference, Danville, Kentucky.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2004, March). Building the case for chapter support. Invited presentation, Phi Kappa Tau Bluegrass Conference, Danville, Kentucky.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2004, February) Fund Raising 101: Is it an art or a science? Invited roundtable presentation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, District Three Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2004, February). Building an ethical climate for advancement. Invited presentation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, District Three Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2004, February). Organizational identification and fund raising: Building bonds to last a lifetime. Invited presentation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, District Three Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2003, December). Professional ethics and fund raising: Beginning a dialogue with your staff. Invited presentation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, CASE Kentucky Annual Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, December 11-12, 2003.

Caboni, Timothy C., Rumyantseva, N. L. and Hirschy, A. S. (2003, June). Toward a research agenda on higher education management. Invited presentation for faculty and administrators at Kainar University and Kazakhstan National Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Caboni, Timothy C. (2003, February). Ethics and university fund raising. Invited presentation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 20-23, 2003.

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