The research university presidency in the late twentieth century : a life cycle/case history approach
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The research university presidency in the late twentieth century : a life cycle/case history approach
（American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education）
Praeger, c2005
- :hbk
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This study of the research university presidency is unusual in its frankness and honesty and varied in the types of cases discussed. The subject pool is significant because all are widely recognized leaders of major universities. Together they represent some of the leading educational institutions in the country--those to which other college and university leaders look to set standards and model solutions to common problems.
This book is unusual in the literature of higher education leadership studies for several reasons: It uses detailed case histories collected from the presidents of prestigious peer universities rather than a broad survey of a mixed group of administrators and institution types. The presidents speak frankly on the record, rather than anonymously. The analysis is based on a psychological and a strategic, or problem-solving, approach rather than a mathematical and theoretical model.
A study of the academic presidency, this book will provide readers with a better understanding of this complex leadership position by identifying patterns in the university presidency and addressing questions of culture, governance, and stress.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Prelude: Candidacy
- Preparation
- Team Building
- Agenda Setting Chapter 2 Honeymoon: Honeymoons
- Defining Moments
- Risk Taking Chapter 3 Plateau: Conflicts with Faculty
- with Students
- with Governing Bodies Chapter 4 Exit: Resignations
- Lame Ducks?
- Aftermath Chapter 5 Summary of Findings Chapter 6 The Narratives Chapter 7 Donald Kennedy, Stanford University 1980-1992 Chapter 8 Harold Shapiro, University of Michigan 1980-1987 and Princeton University 1988- 2001 Chapter 9 Michael Sovern, Columbia University 1980-1993 Chapter 10 James Freedman, University of Iowa 1982-1987 and Dartmouth College 1987-1998 Chapter 11 Robert O'Neil, University of Virginia 1985-1990, University of Wisconsin System 1980-1985, and Indiana University-Bloomington 1975-1980 Chapter 12 Benno Schmidt, Yale University 1986-1992 Chapter 13 Paul Hardin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1988- 14 Vartan Gregorian, Brown University 1988/89-1997
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