The Post Attributes of Academic Power in Graduate Education Management
LIU Xiaomei, WANG Delun Graduate School of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China, 116024 School of Mechanical Engineering of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China, 116024 xmliu@dl.cn Abstract: This paper puts forward that academic power is the act of the academic post holders judging, evaluating academic affairs and making academic decisions according to their specialized, systematic knowledge system. It also discusses the connotation of academic power and the dialectical relationship between administrative power and academic power, and points out that administrative power should be given priority over academic power, and administrative power predominates academic power. In the meantime academic power governs administrative power and is affirmed and formalized through administrative power. Administrative power fulfills its task of cultivating talent through academic power and the upper administrative bodies govern and supervise academic power through administrative power. It explores academic power and administrative power in graduate education. Keywords: academic power; administrative power; academic affairs; administrative affairs; graduate education

1. Introduction
The routine work in higher educational institutions is mainly concerned with education and academic research. This dualized power structure is the major difference from enterprises, governmental agencies and other non-academic administrative organizations. Opinions differ on the definition and categorization of academic and administrative powers within the academic world. According to Bie Dunrong (2000:44-47), the administrative power is an administration-oriented legal power executed by the administrative institutions and agents within the administrative system. It is a privilege authorized