The challenge of leading today's colleges : how presidencies go wrong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College presidents.

Universities and colleges--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

57 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The Chronicle of Higher Education, [2019]

Summary:

"Delve into the ever-changing, unpredictable role of college president and explore the factors that lead to campus leadership crises. The average tenue of today's college president is 6.5 years, two years fewer than a decade ago. One departing university chancellor recently called the presidency 'the toughest job in the nation.' Increased financial pressures, political divisiveness, and strained board-president relations are just a few of the often-cited reasons for upheaval at the top. This Chronicle report examines the complex factors shaping the presidency today: strained business models, transformational changes within the academic landscape, the importance of responding quickly to controversies, and the need to manage diverse competing needs. It features eight case studies, including notable leadership crises at the University of Virginia and Pennsylvania State University."-- publisher's website

Contents:

The precarious presidency / Jack Stripling

Why is the job of college president so difficult? / Alina Tugend

When a presidency falters

Voices from the trenches: seasoned leaders discuss how to survive college presidency / Stephen Joel Trachten, Russ Ramsey.

Notes:

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (page 57).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

OCLC:

1114265392