European University Institute Library

Leading colleges and universities, lessons from higher education leaders, edited by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald B. Kauvar, and E. Gordon Gee

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Leading colleges and universities

bibliography

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edited by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald B. Kauvar, and E. Gordon Gee

lessons from higher education leaders

"Building on research from Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It, Gerald B. Kauvar, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, and E. Gordon Gee approach the matter of college and university leadership from a positive angle: what lessons can we learn from successful college and university leaders? The rolodex of authors--a veritable Who's Who in American Higher Education today--reveal the secret to success in leading institutions with real-life examples. Not content with vague answers or clichéd platitudes, the authors provide specifics on a list of core questions: how do you manage college athletics, the faculty, a governing board, donors, and a local community? How do you control an institutional budget and investment portfolio? What do you need to know about crisis management and legal affairs? When should you be outspoken in the media and when should you shut up? Leading Colleges and Universities is a primer on how successful presidents lead successful schools"--, Provided by publisher

Becoming a president / William Kirwan -- Transition to the position / Jim Clements, Michael Young -- Leadership team: building a leadership team / Mildred Garcia, Marvin Krislov -- Maintaining a good relations with the board / Lawrence Bacow -- Developing relations with faculty and staff / Freeman Hrabowski, A Lee Fritschler -- Knowing how and when to delegate and the extent to which delegating absolves leaders / Holden Thorp, Mark Yudof -- When and how to participate in curricular decisions / Jane McAuliffe, Sanford Ungar -- Complexity and chicanery in collegiate athletics / Robert Donaldson, Gerald B. Kauvar, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg -- Title IX / Allen Sessoms -- The complex issues surrounding freedom of speech / Ben Trachtenberg -- What you need to know about emergency management / Scott Cowen, Charles Steger -- How tenuous is tenure / Anne Weaver Hart, Cary Nelson -- Working with elected and community officials / Christopher Howard, Robert Scott -- Institutional autonomy -- government regulation state and federal / William Harvey, John Ebersole -- Managing donor relations / Georgia Nugent, Angel Cabrera -- How to deal with changing forms of accreditation / Judith Eaton -- Litigation or the threat of litigation as a constraint / John McCardell -- Balancing system-wide needs with institutional autonomy / Rebecca Blank, Nancy Zimpher, R. Bowen Loftin -- When to take a stand on national policy / Mary Sue Coleman, Lee Bollinger -- Presidents and general counsels -- a unique relationship / Eduardo Padron -- Exiting with grace and ahead of the sheriff / Richard Levin, Richard Joel