Challenges in higher education leadership : practical and scholarly solutions / / edited by James Soto Antony, Ana Mari Cauce, and Donna E. Shalala

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 pages)
• Disciplina: 378.1/01; 378.101
• Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - United States - Administration; Educational leadership - United States
• Altri autori: AntonyJames Soto CauceAna Mari ShalalaDonna E
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Avatars of learning : the heart and purpose of presidential leadership / William Scott Green and Donna E. Shalala -- 2. Leading the call for improving student learning goals and outcomes / Corbin M. Campbell and Mary J. Meehan -- 3. The leadership challenges for higher education's digital future / Rafael L. Bras and Richard A. DeMillo -- 4. Leading higher education redesign / Ross Gittell -- 5. Access and affordability in selective, private non-profit colleges and universities / David Zimmerman and Catharine Bond Hill -- 6. Serving the public good by utilizing scientific patents to incentivize economic growth / John D. Wiley and Laura A. Dunek -- 7. Fundraising and the future of colleges and universities : lessons from Paul Quinn College / Marybeth Gasman and Michael J. Sorrell -- 8. Racially responsive leadership : addressing the longstanding problem of racism in higher education / Shaun R. Harper -- 9. The evolving social contract for higher education in the twenty-first century : serving the public good while incetivizing economic growth / Nancy L. Zimpher, Laura A. Dunek, and Jessica Fisher Neidl -- 10. Improving the experience of women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professoriate / Phyllis M. Wise and Elizabeth H. Simmons -- 11. Queer-spectrum and trans-spectrum people out of the shadows : the institutional imperative for building inclusive campus communities / Susan (Sue) Ranking, Steven Thurston Oliver, and Karen M. Whitney -- 12. Leading toward an alignment between athletics and the academic mission / John D. Emerson, Mark A. Emmert, and Robert Kustra.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this important resource, experienced higher education presidents and senior leaders come together with respected scholars to tackle the most important and timely issues facing leaders in colleges and universities today.' Challenges in Higher Education Leadership advances critical leadership and management skills across a broad array of topics, including student learning, access and affordability, racism, fundraising, athletics, and new technology. Chapters strike a balance between theory and practical advice while promoting the notion that all leaders can learn lessons from one another that can be useful in their own specific contexts. This book poses strategic questions readers should answer, along with advice about how to effectively address today's challenges, providing leaders with the skills and perspectives necessary to respond to higher education students' needs.'
• Titolo autorizzato: Challenges in higher education leadership
• ISBN: 1-315-71584-8; 1-317-50522-0; 1-317-50521-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910162820103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II