Administratively adrift : overcoming institutional barriers for college student success / Scott A. Bass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bass, Scott A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Student affairs services--United States.

Student affairs services.

College students--Services for.

College students.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 283 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The multiple crises of 2020-21 have presented both challenges and opportunities for change in four-year residential colleges and universities. Evidence indicates that the historic structure of administrative and student services is increasingly mismatched to the needs of a diverse and stressed student body born in a digital age. Inspired by his leadership in a university-wide initiative that focused on how students' interactions with both academic and professional staff affect their success and well-being, Scott A. Bass presents fresh insights on the inner workings of traditional nonprofit four-year degree residential institutions. The book describes the influences of history, tradition, and internal and external pressures on the American university, highlighting its evolution to its staid and fragmented structure; it distills voices of students, faculty, and staff; and it explores how successful organizations outside of higher education deliver services, with potential applicability for the academy's ability to meet students where they are.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Jun 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009091312 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.