Lessons learned : reflections of a university president / William G. Bowen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowen, William G.

Series:

The William G. Bowen Series ; 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lessons Learned gives unprecedented access to the university president's office, providing a unique set of reflections on the challenges involved in leading both research universities and liberal arts colleges. In this landmark book, William Bowen, former president of Princeton University and of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and coauthor of the acclaimed best-seller The Shape of the River, takes readers behind closed faculty-room doors to discuss how today's colleges and universities serve their age-old missions. With extraordinary candor, clarity, and good humor, Bowen shares the sometimes-hard lessons he learned about working with trustees, faculty, and campus groups; building an effective administrative team; deciding when to speak out on big issues and when to insist on institutional restraint; managing dissent; cultivating alumni and raising funds; setting academic priorities; fostering inclusiveness; eventually deciding when and how to leave the president's office; and much more. Drawing on more than four decades of experience, Bowen demonstrates how his greatest lessons often arose from the missteps he made along the way, and how, when it comes to university governance, there are important general principles but often no single right answer. Full of compelling stories, insights, and practical wisdom, Lessons Learned frames the questions that leaders of higher education will continue to confront at a complex moment in history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ONE. Preamble and Context

TWO. Governing

THREE. Administering

FOUR. The University in Society: "At a Slight Angle to the Universe"

FIVE. Setting Academic Priorities: Annual Budgeting

SIX. Setting Academic Priorities: Strategic Decisions

SEVEN. Building the Faculty

EIGHT. Undergraduates: Admissions, Financial Aid, and Inclusiveness

NINE. Fund-Raising and Alumni Relations

TEN. Life in a President's Office-and When to Leave

ELEVEN. Epilogue: Why Colleges and Universities Matter so Much

Acknowledgments

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613001498

9781283001496

1283001497

9781400837588

1400837588

OCLC:

751686920