University Leadership and Public Policy in the Twenty-First Century : A President's Perspective / Peter MacKInnon.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• MacKInnon, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Universities and colleges--Administration--Canada.
• Universities and colleges--Government policy--Canada.
• Leadership--Canada.
• Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on more than a decade of service as president of one of Canada's major research universities, Peter MacKinnon offers an insider's perspective on the challenges involved in bringing students, faculty, and governments together in the pursuit of excellence.

Contents:

• Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast: On Positioning and Differentiation
• What's the Plan?: On the Pursuit of Goals
• White Coats Make an Office Call: On Tuition and Financial Assistance for Students
• Yes Minister: On Government Engagement, Academic Freedom, and Collective Advocacy
• Grateful Dogs: On Philanthropy, Commercialization, and Partnerships
• Let's Make a Deal: On Governance, Collegial Management, and Collective Bargaining
• A Canadian Dilemma: Strong Science, Weak Innovation
• Leadership with an Asterisk: On the Precarious Presidency
• On the Global Talent Race.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)

ISBN:

• 1-4426-6979-9
• 1-4426-6978-0

OCLC:

907558370