Presidential Transition in Higher Education: Managing Leadership Change

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"A series of essays detailing the finer points of presidential change, from the role of the board to the use of an executive search firm to the changing role of the presidential spouse."--Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti, University Business


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"Should be of interest and value to those individuals who have a stake in the effectiveness and welfare of colleges and universities and their executive leadership."--John Moore, Indiana State University


Book Description
Once rare, presidential transitions at institutions of higher education now command the attention of about one-quarter of the nation's colleges and universities at any given time. Though they occur frequently, transitions at this level are hardly routine, and American higher education has not developed a tradition of managing this process proactively. Here, James Martin and James E. Samels bring together a distinguished group of higher education professionals to provide the first comprehensive guidebook to managing change at the top.Presidents, administrators, trustees, faculty, and others involved in a change in leadership will benefit from this wide-ranging discussion of the issues combined with specific action plans for the busy professional. The volume's contributors address proactive management, best practices for sudden transitions, and how campuses can turn challenges into opportunities. Also addressed are executive search firms, the interim president, boards of trustees, presidential spouses, and public relations.Contributors: Lee J. Betts, Frederick Community College, Frederick, Maryland; Charles Brown, Stanford University; Jean A. Dowdall, Whitt-Kieffer; E. K. Fretwell Jr., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Vartan Gregorian, Carnegie Corporation, New York; Allen E. Koenig and Thomas H. Langevin, The Registry for College and University Presidents; Steven Muller, The Johns Hopkins University; Arthur Padilla, North Carolina State University; John Ross, George Dehne & Associates Integrated Services; Patricia Stanley, Frederick Community College, Frederick, Maryland; Thomas J. and Scottie Trebon, Carroll College, Helena, Montana; William A. Weary, Fieldstone Consulting, Inc.; Nancy L. Zimpher, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


About the Author
James Martin is professor of English at Mount Ida College and academic vice president of The Education Alliance. James E. Samels is president of The Education Alliance and founder of Samels Associates, a law firm concentrating its practice in higher education law. They are the authors of Merging Colleges for Mutual Growth: A New Strategy for Academic Managers and First Among Equals: The Role of the Chief Academic Officer, both published by Johns Hopkins.


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Noting that the average tenure for college presidents is 5.2 years, Martin (English, Mount Ida College and The Education Alliance) and Samuels (Education Alliance and Samuels Associates law firm) collected these essays to offer strategies for managing presidential transitions effectively. The first chapters discuss the reasons presidents leave their positions and the elements of a successful search for a president. The emphasis, however, is on the transition period, and the articles addressing that subject cover everything from the legal guidelines governing the transition to involving the president's spouse in the process. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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