Trouble at the top : Meeting the daunting challenges of today's college presidency / The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc.

Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College presidents--United States.

College presidents.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Universities and colleges--Administration.

United States.

Physical Description:

69 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Chronicle of Higher Education, 2023.

Summary:

The college or university presidency has always been a pressure-cooker job, but today it is arguably more stressful than ever.Many higher-education leaders and industry observers say it has been decades since the heat has been this intense. The many challenges of the presidency -- enrollment and retention concerns, financial and political pressures, and staff shortages, to name a few -- are a list that "never shrinks," according to one college president. "It just expands, and your work is to figure out how to prioritize."This report features the insights of more than 60 higher-education leaders, consultants, and analysts on what today's presidents are up against and how the job may be changing in fundamental ways. It examines why many presidents, despite the travails, love the job and encourage young talented leaders to prepare for and embrace it.

Contents:

Introduction: Welcome to Hell

Challenge matrix

Risk management

Is this an impossible job?

Inspired leadership

Final word: Optimist wanted.

Notes:

Cover title

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

OCLC:

1374217292

Online:

https://store.chronicle.com/products/trouble-at-the-top?variant=42092082331845