Leadership Matters: Confronting the Hard Choices Facing Higher Education by King, W. Joseph

Leadership Matters: Confronting the Hard Choices Facing Higher Education

Leadership matters more than ever in this turbulent moment in American higher education.During these unprecedented times, glaring...
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Leadership Matters: Confronting the Hard Choices Facing Higher Education by King, W. Joseph

Leadership Matters: Confronting the Hard Choices Facing Higher Education

$118.73

Leadership Matters: Confronting the Hard Choices Facing Higher Education

$118.73
Author: W. Joseph King
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Leadership matters more than ever in this turbulent moment in American higher education.

During these unprecedented times, glaring internal inefficiencies, communication breakdowns, and an overriding sense of cultural inertia on many campuses are too often set against a backdrop of changing consumer preferences, high sticker prices, declining demand, massive tuition discounting, aging infrastructure, technological and pedagogical alternatives, and political pressure. Strategic leadership in such a complex environment needs to be exercised in nuanced ways that differ from those embraced by corporate cultures.

In Leadership Matters, W. Joseph King and Brian C. Mitchell argue that the success of higher education institutions depends on strategic leaders who can utilize the strengths of their institutions and leaders to balance internal pressures, shifting demographics, global education needs, and workforce preparation demands beyond the college gates. Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors guide senior administration, trustees, and presidents on how to lead during immense financial, demographic, and social challenges. King and Mitchell believe that, to survive, colleges must be well run--flexible, effective, and forward thinking.

The authors begin with a fundamental premise--that colleges and universities must evolve and adapt by modernizing their practices, monetizing their assets, focusing on core educational strategies, and linking explicitly to the modern world. Discussing a broad range of leadership positions, including presidents, provosts, and board chairs, Leadership Matters touches on strategic planning, management and operations, stakeholder relations, campus and community, accreditation and athletic conferences, and much more. The authors offer an optimistic assessment based upon frank and stark conclusions about what colleges must do--and must not do--to remain relevant in the coming decades.



Author: W. Joseph King, Brian C. Mitchell
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 01/04/2022
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781421442440

About the Author
King, W. Joseph: - W. Joseph King is the past president of Lyon College, as well as the former executive director of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education and of Rice University's Connexions.Mitchell, Brian C.: - Brian C. Mitchell is the president and managing principal of Academic Innovators. He is the past president of Bucknell University and Washington & Jefferson College. Together, King and Mitchell are the coauthors of How to Run a College: A Practical Guide for Trustees, Faculty, Administrators, and Policymakers.

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