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Book SynopsisTrade Review'Few things - if any - are more important to universities than departments and their capacity to provide the organizational framework for successful scholarly collectives. Hence, department heads are key personnel in any academic institution. How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully offers multiple perspectives and insights into the art and craft of being an effective head of department. The book holds a unique collection of astute and inspirational chapters and the volume should be of great interest to anyone with an interest in academic leadership.' -- Jens Ringsmose, Southern University Denmark'Few colleagues plan (and prepare) to be an academic leader at the start of their career. But, almost inevitably, many of us will be asked to take up a major leadership role at some point, and often unexpectedly. Managing professionals within a distinct organisational climate, with unique practices and politics, against the backdrop of a dynamic marketplace is no small matter. It is, in fact, often a sink-or-swim experience. But, have no fear, How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully is here. The book is a rich source of information that offers actionable advice and perhaps comfort for those of us who are about to face the challenges of academic leadership or are trying their very best at it every day. The book’s content provides lucid and eclectic answers to the question posed its title. It will be an inspiring companion of travel for any colleague on a leadership journey.' -- Ko de Ruyter, King's College London, UK'This is an important book addressing many central issues regarding how to effectively lead academic departments, thereby also pointing towards what might become the business school/academic institution of the future. The area of managing academic institutions is largely both under-researched as well as being largely void in the literature. The book makes a significant contribution by filling much of this gap. Specifically, it is a major message of the book that firm, clear leadership and strategic vision is called for by department heads (as well as deans and rectors), and thus that the widely shared view that professors should be left to themselves may not be enough!' -- Peter Lorange, IMD and Lorange Network'Being head of an academic department has not become less challenging in the 21st century with growing and changing demands on the universities from society. Drawing on the collective knowledge and experience of leaders and scholars from the university sector, this book provides a treasure chest of perspectives, ideas and real-life experiences that are both highly relevant and very useful for any current (or future) head of department - and for anyone with an interest in leadership in academia.' -- Nikolaj Malchow Møller, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark'Academic life sometimes appears to be a riddle hidden inside an enigma. Universities should be relevant to the local community, attractive to global students, visible in the finest academic journals, collegial in style yet run by accountable leaders. This hybridized academy is in urgent need of a guide from which the frustrated insider can get consolation and advice. This is the book, drawing on personal experience and a wide range of sources filtered through the analytic lens of seasoned social scientists. A twist of humour makes it even more essential, and it will be of equal importance to the higher education scholar and to the professional in need of perspectives.' -- Mats Benner, Lund University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully xix PART I CHALLENGES OF BEING AN ACADEMIC LEADER 1 On the particular challenges of managing professionals 3 Flemming Poulfelt 2 Relevant leadership: the dynamic equilibrium of managing and leading academic departments 14 Rickie A. Moore 3 The role of academic leaders of a business school: an internal tensions perspective 19 Matthew J. Robson PART II TRANSFORMATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP 4 The head of department as the key transformational leader 29 Asbjørn Busk J. and Søren Barlebo Rasmussen 5 Leading with purpose: developing the first business school for public good 52 Martin Kitchener 6 Leading academic departments 68 Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones 7 Individual performance management: enabler or threat to academic performance? 79 Andreas Werr and Katja Einola 8 Deploying systems thinking to create a ‘triple-crown’ business school 98 Michael C. Jackson OBE PART III INCLUSIVITY, TEAM SPIRIT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT 9 ‘Don’t think you can be everyone’s friend’: dealing with conflict in an academic department 117 Alan Irwin 10 Smells like team spirit: a user’s guide for department heads 127 Peter Kjær 11 ‘Now you see it’: gender, inclusion and diversity 137 Maja Horst 12 Leading faculty as teachers 147 Hanne Andersen 13 Inclusive onboarding in academic departments 164 Daniel J. Petzer, Nicola S. Kleyn and Michele Ruiters PART IV BUILDING, LEADING AND FUNDING RESEARCH GROUPS 14 Building research groups 182 Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie and Peter Naudé 15 Dilemmas in university management: the case of Copenhagen Business School 211 Nanna Mik-Meyer 16 Pathways to external funding at departments: how to strengthen a change of culture by empowerment, supportive organizing and leadership? 226 Enno Hofeldt PART V COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND PRACTITIONERS 17 Collaborating with practitioners 246 C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Adam Lindgreen, Marianne Storgaard and Ann Højbjerg Clarke 18 Leading academics in a public–private partnership: balancing value and performance-based leadership in times of (climate) change 263 Morten W. Jeppesen 19 Undertaking cross-disciplinary research 275 Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie and Michel van der Borgh PART VI LEADERSHIP IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS 20 Framing business schools as a socio-technical system: issues around complexity and emergence 285 Denis Fischbacher-Smith 21 Business school leadership in an era of change and uncertainty: complex structures, executive education and accreditation 302 Kai Peters 22 Academic leadership: the Danish case 313 Jacob Kjær Eskildsen and Børge Obel PART VII PERSONAL LEADERSHIP REFLECTIONS 23 Responsibilities of the department chair: lessons from the frontline 325 Thomas G. Cummings 24 How to lead an academic marketing department: some personal observations and reflections 342 Gerrit van Bruggen 25 From head to dean: academic leadership 353 Peter Møllgaard Index 370

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Business schools can be institutional leaders in reshaping regional and national economies in support of inclusive and environmentally-sensitive growth. But for this to happen, business school faculty and administrators need to take a long hard look at what is currently being taught and practiced and reflect on how it might curtail real or lasting institutional change. This book offers a refreshing mix of introspection and humility, illuminating options for on-going institutional reform—at once bold and actionable.’ -- Nichola Lowe, University of Minnesota, US‘‘Business Schools are very often teaching the sort of capitalism that is now creating climate change, inequality and populism. If we can't shut them down, then the least that could be done is to take their important responsibilities to our collective future seriously. This book is an important contribution to forcing them to do that.’ -- Martin Parker, University of Bristol Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword I: towards a responsible business school – challenges for teaching, research, and innovation xvi Ola Kvaløy Foreword II: it’s time to radically re-think the business school xix Carl Rhodes Introduction to Practicing Responsibility in Business Schools: Implications for Teaching, Research, and Innovation 1 Professor Bjørn Terje Asheim, Associate Professor Thomas Laudal, and Professor Reidar J. Mykletun PART I CRITICAL MANAGEMENT 1 How to ‘fix’ the bad capitalism: an analytical framework for purposeful action 18 Professor Bjørn Terje Asheim 2 Responsibility in academia: a cautionary note 44 Professor Jon P. Knudsen 3 Taking the lead on leadership: reimagining the responsible business school of the future 55 Rune Todnem By, Stewart Clegg, and Bernard Burnes 4 The leadership challenge of industrial sustainability: the case of Norway 77 Jan Erik Karlsen PART II CHALLENGES IN ORGANISATIONAL HRM 5 New insight regarding the ageing workforce: it is time to close this knowing-doing gap 108 Reidar J. Mykletun 6 Diversity on the blackboard: the nexus between teaching, diversity, and awareness 144 Marte C. W. Solheim and Sigrun M. Moss 7 Academic burnout: causes and consequences 163 Maria Therese Jensen and Espen Olsen PART III RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION 8 An exploratory study of commitment to RME as demonstrated in mission statements and websites in selected US business schools 182 Antigoni Papadimitriou 9 Embedding responsible management education through missions, governance and accreditation processes: A case study 201 Lila Skountridaki and Fumi Kitagawa 10 Disruptive innovation in the higher education sector: the case of the One Planet MBA 213 John Bessant 11 Academics as teachers of business responsibility? Historians, philosophers, and the maturation of the young minds within Norwegian business schools 225 Knut Sogner PART IV SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION 12 Ethics and sustainability in undergraduate Business Studies 238 John A. Hunnes and Torunn S. Olsen 13 Sustainability in the business school syllabus: mind the gap 260 Thomas Laudal 14 An introspective essay on the virtues of teaching environmental economics to business students 283 Gorm Kipperberg 15 Research-based innovation for sustainable development: the case of aquaculture 314 Matthew M. Coffay and Ragnar Tveterås Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Whilst the SDG4 collects statistical data on a range of education issues, it has transformed the technical spaces of data production into venues of deliberation on future policy directions. However, what about what we do not know? This book’s chapters chart in detail the challenges and repercussions of dealing with missing data, missing vulnerable populations, missing national relevance and, ultimately, missing the goal of using data meaningfully to support impactful education policies on the ground. Based on empirical evidence and analysis, and written by education experts working in the field, the book is recommended thoroughly to all those, experts and policymakers alike, that strive so that the SDG4 is not another missed opportunity in the governance of global education.’ -- Sotiria Grek, University of Edinburgh, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to missing education data and the SDG 4 data regime 1 Daniel Shephard and Marcos Delprato 2 A conceptual framework to assess missing data for SDG 4 14 Marcos Delprato 3 Priorities for missing data and SDG 4: Latin America and the Caribbean 32 Alejandro Vera, Ernesto Yáñez and Martín Scasso 4 Priorities for missing data and SDG 4 in the Asia region 49 James Shoobridge 5 Priorities for missing data on SDG 4 in the Arab Region 68 Karma El Hassan 6 Priorities for missing data and SDG 4 for countries in Africa 85 Angela Arnott 7 Missing education data on internally displaced people (IDPs) 103 Chiara Valenti and Louisa Yasukawa 8 Indigenous data sovereignty and missing education data 120 Jacob Prehn, Karen Martin and Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews 9 Gender, missing data and SDG 4 138 Helen Longlands, Rosie Peppin Vaughan and Elaine Unterhalter 10 Conclusions on missing education data and the SDG 4 data regime 156 Marcos Delprato and Daniel Shephard Index

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge book illustrates the need for schools to be innovative, flexible and proactive in rapidly changing contexts. Chun Sing Maxwell Ho suggests that by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset, schools can create environments where teachers feel supported, students are empowered and communities become stronger.

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Book SynopsisIf higher education is to fulfill its vital social mission, new department leaders must be prepared for their positions and get up to speed on the basics quickly, educating themselves about the role and continuing to learn on the job. In this second edition of his classic resource, Don Chu outlines the proven ideas and strategies new department chairs need in order to do their jobs well. Thoroughly revised and updated, The Department Chair Primer contains information that addresses the current pressures and challenges in higher education and offers practical suggestions for responding to them. Filled with illustrative examples, the book gets straight to the heart of challenges and issues. Each chapter details a particular problem, includes a brief introduction to the topic, and provides tips on how to deal with the situation. Covering a wealth of topics, The Department Chair Primer Explores the chair''s role as department leader OfferTable of Contents Preface to the New Edition vii Part One: What New Chairs Need To Know 1 1 Why Department Chairs Are Important 3 2 The Chair’s Role as Department Leader 9 3 The Chair’s Ecosystem 16 4 Handling Stress and Conflict 26 5 What Kind of Chair Will You Be? 30 Part Two: Getting Started: How New Chairs Can Make A Difference 35 6 Before You Begin 37 7 Planning 42 8 Budget, Resource Management, and Development 52 9 Curriculum, Scheduling, and Instruction 67 10 Professional Development, Personnel Management, and Handling Challenging Personnel 76 11 Departmental Communication 85 12 Student Development 92 13 Strategic Positioning 97 14 Understanding Your Institution and Your Role as Department Chair 102 Resources 107 References 109 The Author 111 Index 113

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Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated, this second edition of the classic book The Essential Department Chair is comprehensive and up-to-date.Table of ContentsThe Author xi Introduction xiii PART ONE The Chair’s Role and Career Path 1. In the Trenches 3 2. Preparing for the Chair’s Role 14 3. Assessing What Kind of Department Chair You Are 23 4. Serving as an Untenured Department Chair 34 5. Coexisting with a Former Chair 41 6. Creating a Career Plan 49 7. Returning to the Faculty 58 8. Seeking Higher Administrative Positions 66 9. A Scenario Analysis on the Chair’s Role and Career Path 75 PART TWO Departmental Management and Politics 10. Understanding Departmental Ethics and Politics 85 11. Chairing Small Departments 92 12. Chairing Large Departments 99 13. Setting Course Rotations and Schedules 108 14. Making Decisions 114 15. Setting Annual Themes 124 16. Creating Departmental Centers for Excellence in Teaching and Learning 132 17. A Scenario Analysis on Departmental Management and Politics 142 PART THREE The Chair’s Role in Searches, Hiring, and Firing 18. Writing Job Descriptions and Position Announcements 157 19. Understanding the Chair’s Role in the Search Process 168 20. Interviewing Candidates 176 21. Letting Someone Go 188 22. A Scenario Analysis on Hiring and Firing 196 PART FOUR Mentoring Challenges and Opportunities for Department Chairs 23. Helping Faculty Members Sharpen Their Focus 205 24. Coaching Faculty Members to Increase Productivity 211 25. Promoting a More Collegial Department 217 26. Coping with Passive-Aggressive Behavior 224 27. Resolving Chronic Complaints 231 28. Addressing Staff Conflicts 240 29. Overcoming Conflicts 247 30. A Scenario Analysis on Mentoring Challenges 257 PART FIVE The Chair’s Role in Faculty Development 31. Facilitating a Positive First-Year Faculty Experience 267 32. Coaching Faculty in Writing Effective Résumés 274 33. Creating an Effective Professional Development Plan 279 34. Creating an Effective Teaching Portfolio 290 35. Creating an Effective Course Syllabus 302 36. Promoting Creativity in Teaching and Learning 309 37. A Scenario Analysis on Faculty Development 317 PART SIX Best Practices in Evaluation and Assessment 38. Creating Written Evaluations 327 39. Conducting Oral Evaluation Sessions 337 40. Writing Letters of Recommendation 343 41. Doing Assessment Effectively 352 42. Conducting Program Reviews 364 43. Conducting Posttenure Reviews 380 44. A Scenario Analysis on Evaluation and Assessment 389 PART SEVEN Essentials of Budgeting and Planning 45. Strategic Planning 401 46. Planning a Budget 411 47. Implementing a Budget 418 48. Fundraising 425 49. Accounting for Sponsored Research 440 50. A Scenario Analysis on Strategic Budgeting and Planning 449 Epilogue: A Checklist for the Essential Department Chair 457 Index 463

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Book SynopsisGiving students the tools they need to succeed in college and work College and Career Ready offers educators a blueprint for improving high school so that more students are able to excel in freshman-level college courses or entry-level jobs-laying a solid foundation for lifelong growth and success. The book is filled with detailed, practical guidelines and case descriptions of what the best high schools are doing. Includes clear guidelines for high school faculty to adapt their programs of instruction in the direction of enhanced college/career readiness Provides practical strategies for improving students'' content knowledge and academic behaviors Offers examples of best practices and research-based recommendations for change The book considers the impact of behavioral issues-such as time management and study habits-as well as academic skills on college readiness.Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Introduction 1 Should and Can Today's High Schools Prepare All Students for College and Careers? College Ready and Work Ready: One and the Same? The New Challenge What We Mean by "Ready for College and Careers" Part One: Redefining College and Career Readiness 1 The Four Key Dimensions of College and Career Readiness 19 General Elements of a More Comprehensive Defi nition of College and Career Readiness Current Means to Determine College and Career Readiness An Examination of the Four Dimensions of College and Career Readiness Differences Between High School and College Courses Operational Examples of College Readiness 2 Ways to Develop Key Cognitive Strategies and Key Content Knowledge 53 Focusing on the "Big Ideas" Aligning Courses and Expectations Between High School and College Formative Assessment for College Readiness 3 Ways to Develop Self-Management Skills and "College Knowledge" 72 Elements of Self-Management "College Knowledge"—Contextual Skills and Awareness 4 Key Principles of College and Career Readiness 104 Principle 1: Create and Maintain a College-Going Culture in the School Principle 2: Create a Core Academic Program Aligned with and Leading to College Readiness by the End of Twelfth Grade Principle 3: Teach Key Self-Management Skills and Academic Behaviors and Expect Students to Use Them Principle 4: Make College and Careers Real by Helping Students Manage the Complexity of Preparing for and Applying to Postsecondary Education Principle 5: Create Assignments and Grading Policies That More Closely Approximate College Expectations Each Successive Year of High School Principle 6: Make the Senior Year Meaningful and Appropriately Challenging Principle 7: Build Partnerships with and Connections to Postsecondary Programs and Institutions 5 Case Studies of Schools That Succeed 133 Alternative School: University Park Campus School, Worcester, Massachusetts Magnet School: Fenway High School, Boston, Massachusetts Comprehensive High School: Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado Charter School: Minnesota New Country School, Henderson, Minnesota Early College High School: Manhattan Hunter Science High School, New York, New York Comprehensive High School: Garland High School, Garland, Texas Magnet School: Polytech High School, Woodside, Delaware Private School: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Chicago, Illinois 6 Putting It All Together 176 Develop a Profi le of the School's College Readiness Capacity Identify Outcome Measures of Success Assess the District Capacity to Support Improvements Institute Specific Programs to Address the Four Dimensions of College and Career Readiness Institute Professional Development to Support College Readiness Recognize the Importance of Culture and Change Culture Gauge the Progress of Changes in the High School What Are the Eff ects on Student Performance in College? Part Two: Steps on the Road to Readiness 7 Steps High Schools Are Taking to Make More Students College and Career Ready 205 Small Schools and High School Conversions Career Academies Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs Early College High Schools Dual Credit Learning from the New Models 8 Steps States Are Taking to Make More Students College and Career Ready 219 State Actions to Date Examples of State Actions State College Readiness Standards: The Example of Texas Clear Messages States Can Send to the Secondary System Clear Messages States Can Send to Th eir Postsecondary Systems Concluding Observations Afterword 265 Appendix A: Two Examples of Tasks Th at Develop and Assess Key Cognitive Strategies 269 Appendix B: Example Items from the School Diagnostic 303 Appendix C: Resource List 307 Index 311

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Book SynopsisCalled to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically. Called to Serve offers academics and administrators a handbook highlighting the most current research, program initiatives, and recommendations for creating policies and services that can help student veterans and service members succeed, including: Strategies for organizing and staffing services for veterans and service members Suggestions for creating institutional infrastructures and policies related to enrollment, transfer, and degree completion Frameworks for working with service members with physical, emotional, and learning disabilities Praise for Called to Serve An excellent resource tool for key university leadership who desire to support the success of incoming and current student veterans. Renee T. Finnegan, colonel (retired), exeTrade Review“Whether readers are seeking simply to better understand the growing veteran population, identify ‘quick win’ opportunities to improve veteran-directed services using existing resources, or planning larger efforts to mobilize people and programs across the institution to support veterans, Called to Serve will provide them the direction they need to begin as well as helpful tools to guide them on an ongoing basis.” —Brian Bialkowski for Higher Ed JobsTable of ContentsPreface: Setting the Context xi About the Editors xix About the Contributors xxi 1 The Military and Higher Education in the United States 1 Dexter Alexander and John R. Thelin 2 Contemporary Political and Legislative Frameworks for Serving Veterans and Service Members 20 Sally Caspers and Robert Ackerman Vignette 39 Joshua Lang 3 Activations, Deployments, and Returns 41 Wade G. Livingston and Mark C. Bauman Vignette 69 Nina Duong 4 Contemporary Student Veterans and Service Members: Enrollment Patterns and Student Engagement 71 Danielle M. DeSawal Vignette 87 Sally Caspers 5 The Complexity of Veteran Identity: Understanding the Role of Gender, Race and Sexuality 89 Susan V. Iverson and Rachel Anderson Vignette 114 Annie Rose Badder 6 Understanding Disability in the Student Veteran Community 116 Amanda Kraus and Nicholas A. Rattray Vignette 138 Amanda Irish 7 Enrollment, Transfers, and Degree Completion for Veterans 140 John D. Mikelson and Kevin P. Saunders Vignette 165 Jonathan Miller 8 Offices of Veterans and Military Services 167 Stephen G. Abel, Robert J. Bright, and R. M. Cooper Vignette 198 Kathy Meyers 9 Focused Learning Environments for Student Veterans 201 Sarah Minnis, Stephanie Bondi, and Corey B. Rumann Vignette 219 Paul F. Tschudi 10 Student Veterans Organizations and Student Self-Advocacy 221 Brian A. Hawthorne, Mark C. Bauman, and Leah Ewing Ross Vignette 253 Joseph R. Sorge 11 Institutional Leadership on Serving Student Veterans and Service Members 255 Tom Jackson Jr., Charles J. Fey, and Leah Ewing Ross Vignette 276 Nicholas J. Osborne 12 Promoting Organizational Change to Create a Veteran-Friendly Campus: A Case Study 278 Jan Arminio and Tomoko Kudo Grabosky Conclusion: Looking Back, Moving Forward 301 Corey B. Rumann and Florence A. Hamrick Glossary 307 Appendix: Military Ranks 312 Name Index 315 Subject Index 319 To the memory of Timmons Hicks Hamrick, Jr. (Radioman Second Class, U.S. Navy, 1943–1946). To Anthony Vitale (Private First Class, U.S. Army, 1951–1953). To those who are called to serve. F.A.H. To my father, Larry R. Rumann, and to the memory of Harland P. Topping and Cyril L. Rumann. Thank you for your service to our country. C.B.R.

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Book SynopsisPraise for Transformative Conversations In the ''superstorm'' of writings about the crisis in higher education this little gem of a book stands out like a mindfulness bell. It calls us back to the only thing that truly matters?the energy and wisdom buried in the minds and hearts of dedicated educators. ?Diana Chapman Walsh, president emerita, Wellesley College; trustee emerita, Amherst College; member of the MIT Corporation This book is revolutionary! It is about transforming the very essence of higher education through the power of authentic conversation, knowing that as the people within the institution evolve, the institution will transform. ?Patricia and Craig Neal, The Art of Convening: Authentic Engagement in Meetings, Gatherings, and Conversations; founders, Heartland Inc. This is a radical story about how to create a more intimate and relational culture inside the halls of higher education.... for those who long for higTable of ContentsPREFACE ixby Parker J. Palmer FOREWORD: REMEMBERING WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW xiiiby Angeles Arrien and Rachel Naomi Remen INTRODUCTION 1 Interlude: Finding the Time and Space for a More Meaningful Professional Life 11 1 What Is a Formation Mentoring Community? 13 Interlude: Message in a Bottle 27 2 Cultivating Growth: Conversation in Community 31 Interlude: Is There a Place for Me in a Formation Mentoring Community? 63 3 The Basics of Creating Formation Mentoring Communities on Your Campus 65 4 Collaborative Stewardship: Facilitating a Formation Mentoring Community 95 5 From Individual to Institutional Change: Ripples of Transformation 117 AFTERWORD: BEYOND THE SMALL GROUP 131by Rachel Naomi Remen and Angeles Arrien RECOMMENDED RESOURCES 137 NOTES 147 GRATITUDES 153 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 157 INDEX 163

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Book SynopsisA clear, systematic road map to effective campus leadership development Building Academic Leadership Capacity gives institutions the knowledge they need to invest in the next generation of academic leaders.Table of ContentsThe Authors vii Preface ix Chapter 1 The Call for Academic Leadership Development 1 Chapter 2 Strategy 27 Chapter 3 Structure 53 Chapter 4 Systems 71 Chapter 5 Staff 95 Chapter 6 Skills 115 Chapter 7 Style 141 Chapter 8 Shared Values 165 Chapter 9 Putting It All Together 185 Appendix: Resource Guides 201 Index 229

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Book SynopsisThis third edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the bestselling text for undergraduate leadership courses. This book is designed for college students to help them understand that they are capable of being effective leaders and guide them in developing their leadership potential.Trade Review"Students have a chance to learn leadership theory in a personal, practical and interactive way as they experience this book. [Exploring Leadership] provides important background of strengths-based approaches and their application to school and work settings." —Connie Rath, vice chair and dean, The Gallup Organization "This edition of Exploring Leadership will inspire students to engage in deeper self-exploration about why they lead and how they can make a positive difference through their leadership. The book provides a comprehensive treatment of leadership, complete with cutting-edge scholarship, applications, and reflections from students. I recommend it highly." —Carol S. Pearson, president, Pacifica Graduate Institute, and author, The Hero Within and The Transforming Leader "There is a reason this book is in its third edition: It is a thoughtful and practical guide designed for college students who want to study leadership, perchance become leaders themselves. Most importantly, the authors offer critical advice to young, potential leaders for leading effectively in a rapidly changing world." —Jean Lipman-Blumen, Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and professor of organizational behavior, Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate UniversityTable of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments xv The Authors xix Part I: Leadership for a Changing World 1. An Introduction to Leadership 3 2. The Changing Nature of Leadership 41 3. The Relational Leadership Model 93 Part II: Exploring Your Potential for Leadership 4. Understanding Yourself 151 5. Understanding Others 187 6. Leading with Integrity 237 Part III: Context for the Practice of Leadership 7. Being in Communities 285 8. Interacting in Teams and Groups 309 9. Understanding and Renewing Complex Organizations 353 Part IV: Making a Difference with Leadership 10. Understanding Change 405 11. Strategies for Change 443 12. Thriving Together 497 References 525 Author Index 551 Subject Index 559

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling analysis of higher education''s impact, updated with the latest data How College Affects Studentssynthesizes over 1,800 individual research investigations to provide a deeper understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. Volume 3 contains the findings accumulated between 2002 and 2013, covering diverse aspects of college impact, including cognitive and moral development, attitudes and values, psychosocial change, educational attainment, and the economic, career, and quality of life outcomes after college. Each chapter compares current findings with those of Volumes 1 and 2 (covering 1967 to 2001) and highlights the extent of agreement and disagreement in research findings over the past 45 years. The structure of each chapter allows readers to understand if and how college works and, of equal importance, for whom does it work. This book is an invaluable resource for administrators, faculty, policymakers, and student affaiTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi About the Authors xiii 1 Studying College Outcomes in the 2000s 1 2 Development of Verbal, Quantitative, and Subject Matter Competence 23 3 Cognitive and Intellectual Development 105 4 Psychosocial Change 159 5 Attitudes and Values 249 6 Moral Development 331 7 Educational Attainment and Persistence 361 8 Career and Economic Impacts of College 421 9 Quality of Life after College 487 10 How College Affects Students 523 11 Implications for Policy, Research, and Practice 575 Methodological Appendix: Considerations for Research on College Impact 603 References 621 Name Index 729 Subject Index 753

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Book SynopsisAdd value to the student experience with purposeful residential programs Grounded in current research and practical experience, Student Learning in College Residence Halls: What Works, What Doesn''t, and Why shows how to structure the peer environment in residence halls to advance student learning. Focusing on the application of student learning principles, the book examines how neurobiological and psychosocial development influences how students learn in residence halls. The book is filled with examples, useful strategies, practical advice, and best practices for building community and shaping residential environments that produce measureable learning outcomes. Readers will find models for a curriculum-based approach to programming and for developing student staff competencies, as well as an analysis of what types of residential experiences influence student learning. An examination of how to assess student learning in residence halls and of the challenges residence Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures ix Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxi About the Author xxiii 1. The Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Student Learning in Residence Halls 1 2. How Biological and Psychological Development Influence Student Learning and Behavior 29 3. How Students Learn in Residence Halls 59 4. How to Create Learning Environments in Residence Halls 89 5. Selecting and Developing Residence Life Staff to Advance Student Learning 135 6. How Residential Environments Influence Student Learning 179 7. How to Shape the Peer Environment in Residence Halls to Advance Student Learning 201 8. Managing Student Life in Residence Halls to Support Student Learning 231 9. Assessing and Improving Residence Life Programs 257 10. The Future of Residence Halls 275 References 307 Name Index 353 Subject Index 365

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Book SynopsisRevamp senior administration organization for more effective governance Governance Reconsidered: How Boards, Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty Can Help Their Colleges Thrive takes an in-depth look at the current practice of governance in higher education and explores solutions for more effective functioning.Table of ContentsForeword ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxi About the Author xxv 1. Shared Governance: Its History and Its Challenges 1 The Pressures on Shared Governance 3 Differences in How Shared Governance Has Been Practiced 6 The History of Shared Governance 7 Differences over the Nature and Pace of Change 13 Pressures on Trustees, Presidents, and Faculty to Change 23 2. The Impact of Financial Pressures on Governance 25 The Causes of Financial Pressures 26 Efforts to Control Tuition and Limit Growing Financial Aid 33 The Dangers of Business as Usual in Times of Budget Problems 37 A Successful, Proactive Approach to Financial Pressures 42 3. The Impact on Governance of Contingent Faculty, Online Learning, and MOOCs 45 Reliance on Contingent Faculty Affects Governance 46 Online Courses and MOOCs 58 4. The Impact on Governance of Questions About Higher Education’s Value and Cost 69 Higher Education Is Vulnerable to Criticism 70 Claims That Colleges Are Failing to Educate Students 75 Elected Officials Seek to Influence Higher Education 78 Trustees Are Assuming More Activist Roles 87 5. Cautionary Tales: Protests of Presidential Actions and Lessons for Shared Governance 89 Chief Financial Officers Seek Academic Cost Reductions 90 Recommendations for Presidents 109 6. Cautionary Tales: Faculty Failures and Recommendations for Collaboration 123 Case Studies: Faculties That Resist Administrative Decisions 125 Recommendations for Faculty Members 141 7. Cautionary Tales: Boards That Fail to Fulfill Their Fiduciary Responsibilities and Recommendations for Changes 153 Examples of Boards Failing to Provide Oversight 154 Lessons Learned 167 Recommendations for Boards 167 The Complexity of Terminating a President 169 Recommendations for Boards That Are Confronted with Concerns About Presidential Performance 170 8. Exemplary Tales: Successful Presidents 185 The University of Maryland, Baltimore County 188 Kettering University 191 American International College 194 Pitzer College 197 Commonalities 199 Resources 201 References 203 Index 215

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Book SynopsisThe go-to reference for academic leaders seeking practical answers to everyday challenges The Essential Academic Dean or Provost explains the "how" of academic leadership, providing a practical, comprehensive, reality-based reference for almost any problem, challenge, or opportunity.Table of ContentsAbout the Author xi Preface xiii Part One The Academic Leader’s Role 1. Being #1 in the #2 Business 3 2. Preparing for a Leadership Role 19 3. Identifying Your Leadership Style 33 4. Creating a Shared Vision 59 5. Leading Change 73 6. Promoting Diversity 89 7. A Scenario Analysis on the Academic Leader’s Role 109 Part Two The Nature of Academic Leadership 8. Leadership and Management 115 9. Leadership with Individuals 127 10. Leadership with Groups 135 11. Leadership in Promoting Teamwork 147 12. Leadership in Making Decisions 161 13. Leadership in Politically Charged Environments 175 14. A Scenario Analysis on the Nature of Academic Leadership 189 Part Three The Ecosystem of the College or University 15. Students 195 16. Parents 209 17. Faculty 219 18. Department Chairs 241 19. Staff 253 20. Assistant and Associate Deans 269 21. Peers 281 22. The Provost 293 23. The President 305 24. Friends of the College 315 25. Donors and Potential Donors 323 26. Boards, Trustees, and Legislators 339 27. A Scenario Analysis on the Ecosystem of the College or University 349 Part Four The Academic Leader as Supervisor 28. Evaluations of Faculty 359 29. Evaluations of Chairs and Deans 381 30. Position Requests and Descriptions 393 31. Policies and Procedures 407 32. A Scenario Analysis on the Academic Leader’s Responsibilities as Supervisor 417 Part Five The Budget of the College or University 33. Setting Budgetary Priorities 427 34. Budget Proposals 437 35. Supervising a Budget 445 36. Implementing Budget Cuts 455 37. A Scenario Analysis on the Budget of the College or University 463 Part Six The Opportunities and Challenges of Being an Academic Leader 38. Dealing with Employee Challenges 473 39. Terminating a Faculty Member 485 40. Replacing a Chair 499 41. Responding to Emergencies 509 42. Dealing with the Media 519 43. The Unionized Environment 529 44. The Dean as Chief Academic Officer 539 45. A Scenario Analysis on the Challenges of Being an Academic Leader 547 Part Seven The Next Step for the Provost or Dean 46. Knowing When It’s Time to Go 555 47. Changing Institutions 565 48. Returning to the Faculty 573 49. Planning for a Higher Administrative Role 581 50. A Scenario Analysis on the Dean’s Next Step 591 Epilogue: A Checklist for the Essential Academic Leader 599 Index 603

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Book SynopsisImprove student enrollment outcomes and meet institutional goals through the effective management of student enrollments.Table of ContentsPreface xi About the Editors and Contributors xvii About AACRAO xxiii PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT 1 1 Origins of Strategic Enrollment Management 3Don Hossler 2 Understanding the Context 18Bob Bontrager and Don Hossler 3 Successful Strategic Enrollment Management Organizations 31Don Hossler, David H. Kalsbeek, and Bob Bontrager PART II: CHOICE, MARKETS, AND ADMISSIONS 47 4 Understanding Student College Choice 49Eunkyoung Park and Don Hossler 5 Markets and Market Niches 77David H. Kalsbeek and Brian Zucker 6 Admissions and Recruitment Marketing 103Tom Hayes 7 Understanding Transfer and Articulation: Implications for Enrolling Transfer Students 124Bruce Clemetsen, Lee Furbeck, and Alicia Moore 8 How Admission Decisions Get Made 147Jerome A. Lucido PART III: PRICING AND FINANCIAL AID 175 9 Economic Perspectives on Pricing and What It Means for SEM 177Gabriel R. Serna and Matthew Birnbaum 10 Understanding Financial Aid and Its Effects on Student Enrollments and Institutional Finance 196Jacob P. K. Gross 11 Using Campus-Based Financial Aid Strategically 213Stephen Brooks 12 Budgets, Aid, and Enrollments 228Guilbert L. Brown and Jacob P. K. Gross PART IV: STUDENT RETENTION, PERSISTENCE, AND SUCCESS 245 13 New Context for Retention and Persistence 249Doug Shapiro and Afet Dundar 14 Models of Student Retention and Persistence 268Amy S. Hirschy 15 Students at Risk in Residential and Commuter Colleges and Universities 289John M. Braxton, Harold V. Hartley III, and Dawn Lyken-Segosebe 16 The Persistence of Students of Color 311Willis A. Jones 17 Nontraditional Students and Student Persistence 333Mary K. Hutchens 18 The Role of the Institution in Increasing College Student Persistence 351Mary Ziskin, Jerome A. Lucido, Jacob P. K. Gross, Donald Hossler, Emily Chung, and Vasti Torres PART V: THE IMPORTANT BACK ROOM 375 19 Delivering Effective Admissions Operations 377Jennifer DeHaemers and Michele Sandlin 20 The Registrar of the Future 396David M. Sauter and Howard E. Shanken 21 The Role of Financial Aid Operations in Fostering Student and Institutional Success 408Tom Green 22 The Role of Technology in Supporting SEM 427Wendy Kilgore and Brent Gage PART VI: DATA, POLICY, AND STRUCTURES 447 23 Campus-Based SEM Research 449Darin Wohlgemuth 24 Tracking SEM Policy Trends 471Mike Reilly and Michelle Mott 25 Strategic Thinking Enrollment Organizations 490Adam J. Herman 26 Emerging SEM Organizations for Graduate and International Students 508Jay Goff and Monique Snowden PART VII: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER 529 27 Strategic Enrollment Planning 531Bob Bontrager and Tom Green 28 Trends in Strategic Enrollment Management 549Don Hossler 29 Ethics and Strategic Enrollment Management 565Marc M. Camille 30 Summing Up: The Present and Future Tense for SEM 585Don Hossler and Bob Bontrager Name Index 591 Subject Index 603

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Book SynopsisThe essential student development reference, updated with cutting-edge theory and practice Student Development in College is a key resource for student affairs practitioners, scholars, graduate students, and those committed to conscious and intentional student affairs practice.Table of ContentsFigures and Exhibits ix About the Authors xi Acknowledgments xv Preface xix Part One: Understanding, Using, and Translating Student Development Theory 1 1 An Introduction to Student Development Theory 5 2 Foundations for Understanding Student Development Theory 19 3 Using Student Development Theory 51 Part Two: Social Identity Development 65 4 Social Identity: Concepts and Overview 71 5 Racial Identity Development 93 6 Ethnic Identity Development and Acculturation 129 7 Sexual Identity Development 156 8 Gender and Gender Identity Development 175i Contents 9 Development of Faith and Spirituality 196 10 Disability Identities and Identity Development 230 11 Social Class and Identity 243 12 Emerging Theoretical Perspectives on Student Experiences and Identities 265 Part Three: Psychosocial, Cognitive-Structural, and Integrative Development 281 13 Psychosocial Identity Development 287 14 Epistemological and Intellectual Development 314 15 Moral Development 336 16 Development of Self-Authorship 355 Part Four: Reflecting on Theory to Practice 379 17 Student Affairs Educators as Partners in Using Student Development Theory 383 18 Implications and Future Directions for Practice, Research, and Theory Development 397 Afterword 409 Appendix: Case Study Scenario: Introducing Prescott University’s Selected SAHE Graduate Students 411 References 433 Index 505

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Book SynopsisFocuses on foundational content: the basic terms, concepts, information, and skills advisors must learn in their first year and upon which they will build over the lengths of their careers. This book covers various ways in which advising is delivered: one-to-one, in groups, and online.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xxi The Editors xxv The Authors xxix Part One Mastering the Art of Advising 1 Mastering the Art of Advising: Getting Started 3 New Advisor Development Chart: Building the Foundation 19 Pat Folsom Part Two Foundations: The Conceptual Component 2 Academic Advising Within the Academy: History, Mission, and Role 39 Patrick Cate and Marsha A. Miller Applications and Insights: Characteristic Responsibilities of Academic Advisors 53 3 Ethical Issues in Advising 55 Joanne K. Damminger 4 Theory Matters 67 Kathleen (Kim) Roufs Voices From the Field—Career Advising: A New Paradigm 83 Jennifer Santoro and Misti Dawnn Steward Voices From the Field: Creating a Personal Philosophy of Academic Advising 91 David Freitag Glossary of Conceptual Terms 95 Patrick Cate and Marsha A. Miller Part Three Foundations: The Informational Component 5 The New Professional Advisor: Building a Solid Informational Advising Component 107 Jody Johnson Applications and Insights—Organizing the Chaos: Office and Computer 121 Pat Folsom, Jennifer E. Joslin, and Franklin Yoder Applications and Insights—Advisor Checklist of Questions: Institutional Information to Learn in Year 1 123 Stephen O. Wallace and Beverly A. Wallace 6 The Faculty Advisor: Institutional and External Information and Knowledge 125 Stephen O. Wallace and Beverly A. Wallace Applications and Insights—Advisor Checklist of Questions: Teaching Students to Navigate the Institutional System 140 Stephen O. Wallace and Beverly A. Wallace 7 Career Advising: The Intersection of Internal and External Information 143 Dorothy Burton Nelson Applications and Insights: Occupational Exploration Worksheet 156 Dorothy Burton Nelson 8 Legal Issues in Academic Advising 159 Matthew M. Rust Applications and Insights: Audit of Legal Issues in Advising Practice 174 Matthew M. Rust 9 Informational Component: Learning About Advisees—Putting Together the Puzzle 177 Susan Kolls Applications and Insights—Advisor Checklist of Questions: Student Information to Learn in Year 1 183 Stephen O. Wallace and Beverly A. Wallace Applications and Insights: Learning From Students 184 10 Developing Self-knowledge as a First Step Toward Cultural Competence 185 Karen L. Archambault Applications and Insights—Advisor Checklist of Questions: Teaching Students to Use Resources 202 Stephen O. Wallace and Beverly A. Wallace Voices From the Field: Advising International Students 203 Yung-Hwa Anna Chow Part Four Foundations: The Relational Component 11 Effective Communications Skills 213 Peggy Jordan Applications and Insights: Advisor Checklist for Listening, Interviewing, and Referral Skills 226 Peggy Jordan Applications and Insights: Good Questions to Ask Advisees 229 12 Academic Advising Approaches from Theory to Practice 231 Jayne K. Drake Applications and Insights: Advising Techniques 247 Applications and Insights: Characteristics of Effective Advisors 248 Part Five Delivering Advising 13 One-to-One Advising 251 Charlie L. Nutt Applications and Insights: Conducting Individual Conferences 262 Pat Folsom Applications and Insights: Creating a Welcoming Advising Atmosphere 265 Applications and Insights: Making the Most of Limited Time With Students 266 Pat Folsom, Jennefer E. Joslin, and Franklin Yoder Voices From the Field: Teaching the Decision-Making Process 267 Marsha A. Miller Applications and Insights—Checklist of Questions: Teaching Students to Make Academic Decisions 271 Stephen O. Wallace and Beverly A. Wallace 14 Group Advising 273 Donald Woolston and Rebecca Ryan Applications and Insights—The Group Advising Session: A Step-By-Step Guide 280 Donald Woolston and Rebecca Ryan 15 Group Advising: An Update 281 Rebecca Ryan 16 Advising Online 289 Jeanette Pellegrin Applications and Insights—Advising Online: Advice From Advisors 297 Compiled by Jeanette Pellegrin Part Six Advisor Development for Foundational Mastery 17 Advisor Growth and Development: Building a Foundation for Mastery 301 Franklin Yoder and Jennifer E. Joslin JWSF060-fm JWSF060-Folsom Printer: Yet to Come July 31, 2015 20:47 Trim: 7in × 10in Voices From the Field: Sample Calendar for a Year-Long Self-development Program 317 Franklin Yoder Voices From the Field—The Case Study: A Powerful Tool in Self-development Plans 323 Pat Folsom Applications and Insights: Strategies for Handling Stress 325 Appendixes A Higginson’s Informational Framework 327 B Case Study Toolbox 329 B1 Case Study Review Questions 331 B2 Using Case Studies With a Sample Exercise 333 B3 Sample Case Studies 337 Index 345

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Book SynopsisSmart financial management means more students served Community College Finance provides an introduction to best practices for community college leaders and their boards, with guidance on the complex regulations, processes, and considerations surrounding the financial management of these unique institutions.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xiii Preface xv About the Authors xxi Sources of Revenue 1. Factors Influencing Community College Finance 3 2. The Shifting Balance of Revenue 23 3. Institutional Support 41 4. Tuition and Fees and the Cost of Attendance 59 5. Student Financial Aid 77 6. Infrastructure and Funding Issues 93 Expending Fiscal Resources 7. Institutional Expenditures 113 8. Aligning Mission and Money 131 9. Costs, Efficiency, and Productivity 149 10. College as an Investment 165 Leadership Resources 11. Funding Formulas 185 12. Setting Prices 199 13. Managing a Fiscal Crisis 217 14. Tenets of Advocacy 229 15. Future Forces in Community College Finance 243 Appendix: Principles of Taxation 255 References 269 Index 291

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Book SynopsisPraise for Overloaded and Underprepared Parents, teachers, and administrators are all concerned that America's kids are stressed out, checked out, or bothbut many have no idea where to begin when it comes to solving the problem. That's why the work of Challenge Success is so urgent. It has created a model for creating change in our schools that is based on research and solid foundational principles like communication, creativity, and compassion. If your community wants to build better schools and a brighter future, this book is the place to start.Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind Challenge Success synthesizes the research on effective school practices and offers concrete tools and strategies that educators and parents can use immediately to make a difference in their communities. By focusing on the day-to-day necessities of a healthy schedule; an engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring climate, Table of ContentsList of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits v About the Authors vii About Challenge Success ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 From Vision to Action: An Overview of the School Change Process 7 2 A Saner Schedule 19 3 The Homework Dilemma 39 4 Engagement Matters: Backward Planning and Project-Based Learning 61 5 Authentic and Alternative Assessments 89 6 The Advanced Placement Program—Benefits and Challenges 121 7 Creating a Climate of Care 135 8 Educating the Whole School 163 9 Keeping Momentum for Positive School Change 185 Appendix: Shadow Day, Fishbowls, and Dialogue Nights 193 References 219 Index 235

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling student affairs text, updated for today's evolving campus Student Services is the classic comprehensive text for graduate students in student affairs, written by top scholars and practitioners in the field.Table of ContentsAbout the Authors ix Preface xxvi Part One: Historical CONTEXT 1 1 Historical Overview of American Higher Education 3John R. Thelin and Marybeth Gasman 2 The History of Student Affairs 20Robert Schwartz and Dafina-Lazarus Stewart 3 Philosophies and Values 39Robert D. Reason and Ellen M. Broido Part Two: Professional Context 56 4 Institutional Identity and Campus Culture 58Kristen A. Renn and Lori D. Patton 5 Campus Climate and Diversity 73Kimberly A. Griffin 6 What Is Ethical Professional Practice? 89Sue A. Saunders and Christine M. Wilson 7 Legal Foundations and Issues 107Thomas Miller Part Three: Theoretical Bases of the Profession 121 8 The Nature and Uses of Theory 137Susan R. Jones and Elisa S. Abes 9 Holistic Development 153Marcia Baxter Magolda and Kari B. Taylor 10 Cognitive Development 169Patricia M. King 11 Psychosocial and Identity Development 185Vasti Torres and Brian L. McGowan 12 Critical Theoretical Perspectives 205Ebelia Hernández 13 Organization Theory and Change 220Adrianna Kezar 14 Environmental Theories 236Samuel D. Museus 15 Student Retention and Institutional Success 252Amy S. Hirschy Part Four: Organizational Aspects of Professional Practice 268 16 Framing Student Affairs Practice 270Kathleen Manning, Jillian Kinzie, and John H. Schuh 17 Organizational Structures and Functions 288Maureen E. Wilson 18 Strategic Planning and Finance in Student Affairs 308Brian A. Burt and John H. Schuh 19 Assessment and Evaluation 327Ann M. Gansemer-Topf and Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips 20 Left Behind: How the Profession of Student Affairs Is Underprepared to Meet Students Where They (Digitally) Are 344Jeffrey Rokkum and Reynol Junco 21 Academic and Student Affairs Partnerships 359Elizabeth J. Whitt Part Five: Essential Competencies 375 22 Professionalism 377Jan Arminio and Anna M. Ortiz 23 Multicultural Competence and Change on Campus 392Raechele L. Pope and John A. Mueller 24 Leadership 408John P. Dugan and Laura Osteen 25 Staffing and Supervision 423Joan B. Hirt, Tara E. Frank, and Patricia A. Perillo 26 Teaching and Facilitation 437Stephen John Quaye 27 Counseling and Helping Skills 452Amy L. Reynolds 28 Advising Student Organizations 466Norbert W. Dunkel and Nancy E. Chrystal-Green 29 Crisis Management 484Mahauganee D. Shaw and Larry D. Roper 30 Designing Programs for Engaging Difference 499Sherry Watt, Cindy Ann Kilgo, and Wayne Jacobson 31 Applying Theories and Research to Practice 514Florence A. Hamrick and Jillian Kinzie Part Six: The Future 531 32 Evolving Roles and Competencies: Professional Development Reconsidered 532Peter Magolda and Jill Ellen Carnaghi (with contributions from Aleidra Allen and Hoa Bui) 33 Shaping the Future 550Susan R. Jones, John H. Schuh, and Vasti Torres Name Index 567 Subject Index 579

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Book SynopsisA practical, comprehensive manual for assessment design and implementation Assessment in Student Affairs, Second Edition offers a contemporary look at the foundational elements and practical application of assessment in student affairs. Higher education administration is increasingly called upon to demonstrate organizational effectiveness and engage in continuous improvement based on information generated through systematic inquiry. This book provides a thorough primer on all stages of the assessment process. From planning to reporting and beyond, you''ll find valuable assessment strategies to help you produce meaningful information and improve your program. Combining and updating the thoroughness and practicality of Assessment in Student Affairs and Assessment Practice in Student Affairs, this new edition covers design of assessment projects, ethical practice, student learning outcomes, data collection and analysis methods, report writing, and strategiesTable of ContentsPreface About the Authors Chapter 1: Understanding the Contemporary Assessment Environment Chapter 2: Designing and Planning an Assessment Project Chapter 3: Framing Assessment with the Highest Ethical Standards Chapter 4: Measuring Individual Student Learning and Growth Chapter 5: Program Outcomes and Program Review Chapter 6: Facilitating Data Collection and Management Chapter 7: Using Qualitative Techniques in Conducting Assessments Chapter 8: Using Quantitative Techniques in Conducting Assessments Chapter 9: Developing and Selecting instruments Chapter 10: Assessing Student Campus Environments Chapter 11: Assessing Quality through Comparisons Chapter 12: Getting Assessment Projects Started and Ensuring Sustainability Chapter 13: Reporting Assessment Results and Bringing about Change Chapter 14: Developing a Culture of Assessment Chapter 15: Taking a Look at Assessment in the Future: A Look Into Our Crystal Ball Appendix: Designing and Implementing an Assessment Project Index

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Book SynopsisThe Wiley Handbook of School Choice presents a comprehensive collection of original essays addressing the wide range of alternatives to traditional public schools available in contemporary US society.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Introduction 1Robert A. Fox and Nina K. Buchanan 1 A Brief History of Public Education in the United States 13Sylvia L. Mendez, Monica S. Yoo, and John L. Rury 2 A Brief and Future History of School Choice 28Guilbert C. Hentschke 3 School Choice: An Overview of Selected International Perspectives 46Charles J. Russo and Nina Ranieri 4 A Political Scientist Looks at American School Choice 57Jeffrey R. Henig 5 The Economics of School Choice 69Sean P. Corcoran and Sarah A. Cordes 6 Philosophical Understandings of American School Choice 81Terri S. Wilson 7 Private Schools 96Ronald L. Reynolds 8 The Case for Private Schools 117Joe McTighe 9 The Case Against Private Schooling 131Jeanne M. Powers and Amanda U. Potterton 10 Private Schooling in Portugal: The Road to Freedom 149Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo 11 Magnet Schools: History, Description, and Effects 158Jia Wang and Joan Herman 12 The Case For Magnet Schools 180Gladys Pack 13 The Case Against Magnet Schools 194Christine H. Rossell 14 Specialist Schools in England: Reflections from across the Atlantic 215Hannah Chestnutt and Christopher Chapman 15 Description and Brief History of Charter Schools: What are the Main Issues? What Do the Data Say About Their Effectiveness? 224Gary Miron 16 The Case for Charters 237Susan Aud Pendergrass and Nora Kern 17 The Case Against Charter Schools 252F. Howard Nelson 18 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Sweden’s Experience with Independent Schools 267Gunnel Mohme 19 An Introduction to Educational Vouchers 275John F. Witte 20 The Case for School Vouchers 287Patrick J. Wolf and Anna J. Egalite 21 The Weak Case for Vouchers 304Christopher Lubienski and T. Jamison Brewer 22 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Chile’s Experience with School Vouchers 322Claudio Sapelli 23 A Description and Brief History of Home Schooling in America 329Brian D. Ray 24 A Case for Home Schooling 344Darren A. Jones 25 Home Schooling: Putting Parental Rights Over Children’s Best Interest 362Martha Albertson Fineman 26 What the United States Can Learn from Canada’s Experience with Home Schooling 376Deani Van Pelt and Lynn Bosetti 27 Making the Choice to go Online: Exploring Virtual Schooling as an Option for K]12 Students 384Leanna Archambault and Kathryn Kennedy 28 The Case for K]12 Online Learning 403Jered Borup and Kathryn Kennedy 29 K–12 Online Learning and School Choice: Growth and Expansion in the Absence of Evidence 421Michael K. Barbour 30 Virtual Schooling in Australia: From “School of the Air” to “Distance Education” 441Jennifer Buckingham 31 Losing the War of Ideas? Why Teachers Unions Oppose School Choice 450Robert Maranto and Evan Rhinesmith 32 Religion in Schools 465Elizabeth Green and Ray Pennings 33 Educating Students with Disabilities in the School Choice Context 478Lauren Morando Rhim and Eileen Ahearn 34 School Choice and Legal Issues 493Suzanne E. Eckes and Regina Umpstead 35 A Critical Look at Parental Choice: Is Parental Choice a Broken Promise? 507Kathryn Hill and Janelle Scott 36 School Choice: The Impact of Ethnicity, Race, Diversity, and Inclusion 517Nina K. Buchanan 37 Media Coverage of School Choice 532Alex Medler Conclusion 549Robert A. Fox and Nina K. Buchanan Index 555

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Book SynopsisSay Hello to Your Incoming Class They're Not Millennials Anymore Generation Z is rapidly replacing Millennials on college campuses. Those born from 1995 through 2010 have different motivations, learning styles, characteristics, skill sets, and social concerns than previous generations.Table of ContentsAbout This Book ix About the Authors xi Acknowledgments xiii Preface xv Introduction xxi Chapter 1: Who Is Generation Z? 1 Chapter 2: Beliefs and Perspectives 25 Chapter 3: Communication Platforms and Preferences 57 Chapter 4: Social Media Use 65 Chapter 5: Friends, Family, and Romance 87 Chapter 6: Cares and Concerns 97 Chapter 7: Engagement and Social Change 129 Chapter 8: Leadership Styles and Capacities 151 Chapter 9: Maximizing Learning 173 Chapter 10: Working with Generation Z 191 References 229 Index 267

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Book SynopsisThis book will help new administrators (department chairs, directors, deans) understand and become more proficient in their financial managementrole within the institution.Highly accessible,practitioners will be able toput the book's guidance to immediate use in their work. It is also grounded in the latest knowledge base and filled with examples from across all types of institutions, so that it makes an ideal text for a courses in graduate programs in higher education leadership and administration. Specifically, thebook: provides an understanding of the basics of budgeting and fiscal management in higher education defines the elements of a budget, the budget cycle, and the steps for creating a budget suggests ways of avoiding common pitfalls and problems of managing budgets contains effective strategies for dealing with loss of resources includes end-of-chapter reflection questions and an expanded glossary of termsWritten in plain language this volume provides practical approaches to many complex problems in fiscal management. This new edition of the book contains new information in every chapter reflecting both the most recent developments in higher education and feedback from readers of the earlier edition. The information on the current higher education financial environment has been updated, and the case studies have been revised. Readers will be introduced to Bowen's theory of resources and expenses as an important way to understand budgetary decision making in colleges and universities. Special attention ispaidtothe use of restricted funds, thebudget implications of faculty appointments and the challengescaused by personnel policies for staff. In addition,greater attention is given to development and implementation of repair and replacement programs in auxiliary enterprises. The challenges that arise when budget problems are postponed are also discussed.The volume contains a number of suggestions for practitioners with new budgeting and fiscal responsibilities.Table of ContentsFigures, Tables, and Exhibits vii Preface xi About the Authors xvii 1. The Fiscal Context and the Role of the Budget Manager 1 2. Primary Elements of the Budget: Revenue and Expenses 31 3. Understanding Budgets 61 4. Management of the Budget Cycle 95 5. Understanding Auxiliary and Capital Budgets 127 6. Problems and Pitfalls in Budget Management 149 7. Managing Budget Fluctuations 175 Glossary of Terms 203 Index 209

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Book SynopsisA COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING RESEARCH METHODS Research Methods and Applications for Student Affairsoffers students and professionals in the field an authoritative and accessible guide to help navigate research in student affairs. This comprehensive resource on research methods instruction clearly shows how to interpret the various forms of research, how to be critical as a research consumer, and how to use research to inform practice. Author J. Patrick Biddixa noted scholar and expert in the fieldpresents a detailed overview of three qualitative-focused and four quantitative-focused research methods. The text reviews the basics of these qualitative and quantitative approaches and explores how to differentiate the major types of research as well as how to understand, read, evaluate, and apply results. Biddix also includes important information on using mixed methods approaches. The user-friendly text includes insights on key issues, as well as descriptioTable of ContentsForeword by Kristen A. Renn and Larry D. Roper xi About the Author xv About This Book xvii Acknowledgments xxiii 1 Studying Research 1 2 Reading Research 20 3 Framing Research 44 4 Considering Ethics 65 5 Learning Qualitative Research 75 6 Reviewing Documents 95 7 Observing People and Places 117 8 Interviewing Individuals and Groups 137 9 Learning Quantitative Research 161 10 Describing Trends 178 11 Testing Differences 200 12 Assessing Relationships 223 13 Making Predictions 245 14 Exploring Mixed Methods 269 Glossary 291 Index 303

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2018 International Book Awards Education/Academic category! Written by an experienced international educator and counselor, The International Family Guide to US University Admissions is an indispensable resource for the vast and increasing number of students applying for places at US Universities each year. Beginning with an introduction that explains to both students and parents how the book works and why, it offers milestones that must be completed during said application time period, a tried-and-true handbook that corresponds with each chapter, pop-outs that provide expert insight and resources that you should utilize throughout the process. Every year, hundreds of thousands of international students and their families must go through the painstaking, complicated, confusing and culturally baffling process that is US university admissions. Until now, there has been no single resource for readers to turn to for holistic, accurate and up-to-date advice on the subject. Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Introduction xvii Chapter 1 And You Are. . .? 1 Chapter 2 You’ve Got to Understand How It Works to Win 19 Chapter 3 Being Your Nerdiest Self .and Taking Time to Do It 49 Chapter 4 Your Goldilocks Moment 83 Chapter 5 Less Snap-Chatting and More Real-Chatting 107 Chapter 6 School’s [Not] Out For Summer! 139 Chapter 7 You Can’t Fake It 161 Chapter 8 The Pressure Is On! 175 Chapter 9 The Busiest Month of Your Life 195 Chapter 10 The Final Month of Writing College Applications .Ever? 209 Chapter 11 A Rite of Passage in the Making 223 Chapter 12 Anticipating, Deciding, and Arriving 237 Conclusion: The Beginning of the Rest of Your Life 251 The Writing Handbook 265 References 287 Index 289

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Book SynopsisDo your virtual meetings feel like a drag? Learn how to use rituals to build trust, increase engagement, and spark creativity. We rely on virtual meetings now more than ever. However, they can often feel awkward, monotonous, and frustrating. If you're not thrilled with your virtual meetings, rituals can help your group break through to better results by providing structures that unlock freedom. With rituals, virtual meetings can be moments that are elevated and nurtured, opportunities for people to build connection and trust while accomplishing a common goal. In Rituals for Virtual Meetings: Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships authors Kursat Ozenc and Glenn Fajardo show leaders, managers, and meeting organizers how to build rapport and rhythm amongst team members when everyone is not in the same physical space. Rituals for Virtual Meetings provides readers with practical, concrete steps to improve group cohesioTable of ContentsPART ONE How Rituals Make Virtual Meetings More Engaging, Productive, and Meaningful 1 The Power of Rituals in Transforming Virtual Meetings 1 2 Meetings as Moments to Be Elevated and Nurtured 17 3 The Secret Science of Virtual Meetings 40 PART TWO Rituals for Virtual Meetings 4 Rituals for Beginning, and Ending a Meeting with Engagement 57 5 Rituals for Focus, Engagement, and Flow 88 6 Rituals for Resilience and Rejuvenation 120 7 Rituals for Creating Connection and Building Relationships 150 8 Rituals for 1-1 Meetings 184 9 Rituals for Transitions and Shifting Culture 212 PART THREE Beyond the “Office” 10 Rituals for Teaching and Training Online 245 11 Rituals for Social Gatherings 276 References 307 Acknowledgments 313 Authors 315 Index 317

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsFrom Katie 7 From Kristan 8 Introduction 8 Chapter 1: Planning for Systems Change 9 The View from My Window, Kristan 9 Our Call 10 The Need for Complex Change 12 Unfreeze-Change-Refreeze Model 13 Concerns-Based Adoption 15 Implementation Science 17 Improvement Science 21 Summary 24 Reflection Questions 25 Chapter 2: Understanding MTSS 25 Baking, Not Caking 26 Defining MTSS 26 Vision 32 Instructional Design 32 Tiered Systems 33 Systems and Structures 34 Summary 36 Reflection Questions 37 Chapter 3: The Power of Inclusive Practices 38 The Power of Carrot Cake, Katie 38 The Opportunity Myth 39 Universal Design for Learning 41 Deeper Learning 51 Deeper Learning Tasks 53 Summary 55 Reflection Questions 55 Chapter 4: Building Your Team and Crafting a Vision 57 The Ultimate Dream Team, Katie 57 Teamwork Makes the Dream Work 58 Establishing the MTSS Team 58 Team Members 59 Team Process 61 Building Team Norms 62 Coordinating with Other Teams 65 Understanding Effective Instructional Practice 66 Creating the Vision 68 Drafting the Vision 69 Summary 71 Chapter 5: Kicking Off the Needs Assessment Process 72 My Reflection in the Mirror, Kristan 72 Where Do I Start? Katie 73 Seeing Our Current Systems 73 Document Review 75 Document Review Sample: High School Schedule 78 Asset Mapping 81 Systems Inventory 83 Summary 84 Reflection Questions 84 Chapter 6: Data Analysis to Prepare for MTSS 86 The Power of Lived Experiences, Kristan 86 Data Analysis 87 Outcomes Data 88 Instructional Data 89 Perspectives Data 89 Systems Data 90 Equity Reviews 90 Transforming Equity Reviews Into Action 93 Prepare Your Data Culture 95 Set a Positive Data Culture 95 Create a Comprehensive Assessment Map 96 Design a Data Decision Flowchart 97 Create Data Systems 99 Summary 100 Reflection Questions 100 Chapter 7: Conducting the Self-Assessment 101 Refinishing the Glider, Katie 101 Completing the Self-Assessment 102 Instructional Vision 104 Instructional Design 105 Tiered Systems 108 Systems and Structures 111 Key Findings 114 Summary 117 Chapter 8: Root-Cause Analysis 118 Down the River 118 Identify Potential Root Causes 119 Organizing Your Proposed Root Causes Around Control 120 Review Root Causes for Leverage 121 Validate Your Root Causes 122 Verify Your Root Causes 123 Summary 124 Reflection Questions 124 Chapter 9: Planning for Success 126 Walk with Me, Kristan 126 Sample Process Overview 127 Writing SMART Goals 133 Vetting Your Plan 137 Logic Models 139 Your Turn 144 Action Planning 145 Summary 148 Reflection Questions 148 Chapter 10: Implementing Systems 149 Avoiding the Fate of Sisyphus 149 Unpacking Fidelity 150 Fidelity Checks in Practice 154 Feedback Loops 155 A Case Study: Integrating MTSS 157 Summary 160 References 161 Appendix A 169 Appendix B: Sample Action Steps for MTSS Strategy 177 Vision Action Steps 177 Instructional Design Sample Action Steps 177 Curricular Materials 178 Equitable Practices 178 Pedagogy 179 Assessment 179 Learning Environment 180 Tiered Systems Planning 181 Tiered Supports 181 Data Systems 182 Access to Resources 182 Leveraging Systems and Structures 184 Staff Development and Competency 184 Structural Support 185 Continuous Improvement Cycles 185 Human Resources 187 About the Authors 187 Katie Novak, Ed.D. 188 Kristan Rodriguez, Ph.D. 189

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Book SynopsisThe most up-to-date version of the best-selling guide to college admissions for over twenty years Newly revised and thoroughly updated, the fifth edition of Admission Matters continues to be the go-to guide for students and families seeking help with the college admissions process. Higher education experts Sally P. Springer, Ph.D., Joyce Vining Morgan, Ph.D., Nancy Griesemer, M.A., and Jon Reider, Ph.D., deliver a practical and accessible roadmap for a successful admissions outcome, whether the student is a high school freshman or a senior about to apply to college. Reassuring and easy to read, Admission Matters provides deep insight into a process that has become increasingly complex and unpredictable with each passing year. In the fifth edition, readers will learn how to build a balanced college list, when to apply, what goes into crafting a compelling application, how colleges make decisions, how financial aid works, and more. Admission Matters offers real-world expert advice for all students, whether they're aiming for an Ivy or a state school close to home. The book provides practical guidance for students and families whether they come from an under-resourced background or one that has provided abundant opportunities. Admission Matters also includes much-needed information for students with special circumstances, including students with disabilities, international students, transfers, and non-traditional students. Athletes, artists and performers, and homeschoolers will also have many of their questions answered as they plan for and apply to college. Admission Matters also provides the latest information on: The shift to test-optional or test-free admissions at many schools and what that means for youThe transition to an adaptive, digital format for the SAT Changes to the federal process for financial aidWhat selective colleges are increasingly looking for when faced with growing numbers of applicationsDifferences among colleges and how to choose the best fit schoolsEarly decision and early action applications and when they make senseAnd much more... The latest edition of Admission Matters remains the gold standard in guides to the ever-changing and often intimidating process of college admissions.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part 1 What You Need to Know Before You Begin 1 1 Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive? 3 2 What Do Colleges Look for in an Applicant? 19 3 How Do Colleges Make Their Decisions? 45 4 How Colleges (and Students) Differ: Finding What Fits 58 Part 2 Making the Right Choices for You 95 5 Building Your College List 97 6 A New Look at Testing 124 7 Deciding About Early Decision and Other Early Options 145 8 Paying the Bill 159 Part 3 Tackling Your Applications 191 9 Applying Well, Part I: The Application and the Essay 193 10 Applying Well, Part II: Recommendations, Interviews, and Activities 209 11 Making the Most of Your Special Talents 229 12 Students with Special Circumstances 254 13 International Students Applying to Study in the U.S. and U.S. Students Applying to Study Internationally 277 Part 4 Bringing the Process to a Close 305 14 Making Your Decision After the Colleges Make Theirs 307 15 What Matters Most: Advice to Parents and Students 329 College Preparation Timeline 339 Resources 349 Notes 359 About the Authors 367 Index 369

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Book SynopsisExplore how women have succeeded in higher education administration through the collective wisdom of diverse college and university leaders As the percentage of women college and university presidents continues to increase, more and more women are considering academic administration as a viable career. Current and future leaders who aspire to rise to the top ranks of a college or university need a path to help them navigate the various issues they might encounter in today's academic institutions. Women in the Higher Education C-Suite: Diverse Executive Profiles explores the personal narratives of a diverse group of women CEOs and senior executives serving in two- and four-year public and private colleges and universities in the United States. Emphasizing real-world leadership, this book focuses on the remarkable women who continue to break barriers and inspire the next generation of leaders. Author Lisa Mednick Takami, Ed.D. draws from extended qualitativTable of ContentsAbout the Author xiii Foreword xv Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1Dr. Lisa Mednick Takami 1 "I Represent Students in all States to Reach their Potential" 5Interview with Dr. Mildred García, Chancellor, California State University System 2 "It Matters Who Is in the Room" 15Interview with Dr. Linda Oubré, President Emeritus, Whittier College 3 "Leadership Is Really an Orientation Toward Action" 25Interview with Dr. Dena P. Maloney, Retired Superintendent/President, El Camino Community College District 4 "I Had to Become More Proximal" 39Interview with Dr. Katrice Albert, Vice President, Office of Institutional Diversity, University of Kentucky 5 "The Best Way to Move Forward is to be Absolutely Great at Your Job" 53Interview with Dr. Jane Close Conoley, President, California State University, Long Beach 6 "Your Path isn’t Necessarily a Straight Line" 67Interview with Dr. Sandra Boham, President, Salish Kootenai Community College 7 "Running Through the Fire" 81Interview with Dr. Judy K. Sakaki, President Emeritus, Sonoma State University 8 "The Wind of the Ancestors was at My Back" 95Interview with Dr. Becky R. Petitt, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, University of California, San Diego 9 "Education is the Great Equalizer" 105Interview with Dr. Erika Endrijonas, Superintendent/President, Santa Barbara Community College District 10 "The Pulse on What Matters" 121Interview with Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, President, Norfolk State University 11 "You Need to Look Up" 133Interview with Dr. Joanne Li, Chancellor, University of Nebraska at Omaha Appendix 147 Index 149

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Book SynopsisTierney, University of Southern California; and the late J. Douglas Toma, University of GeorgiaTrade ReviewVery knowledgeable on this subject and has done excellent work in locating talent, compiling content, organizing ideas and presenting them well in this excellent work. Biz India Magazine A bold work whereby Bastedo and his colleagues attempt to span the scholarly chasm between higher education and organizational studies. The volume is essential in that it not only provides those in higher education with an organizational theory primer, but it also present myriad opportunities for future research. -- Joshua T. Brown Teachers College RecordTable of ContentsPart I: Reviewing the FieldChapter 1.Organizing Higher Education: A ManifestoChapter 2. Strategic Thinking in Higher Education ResearchPart II: Reinvigorating Core LiteraturesChapter 3. Governance Research: From Adolesence toward MaturityChapter 4. The Elephant in the Room: Power, Politics, and Global Rankings in Higher EducationChapter 5. Institutional Strategy: Positioning for PrestigeChapter 6. Cretivity and Organizational CultureChapter 7. Organizational Change in a Global, Postmodern WorldPart III: New Lines of InquiryChapter 8. Diversity: A Bridge to the Future?Chapter 9. Social Movements and the UniversityChapter 10. Agency Theory in Higher Education OrganizationsChapter 11. Organizational Cognition in Higher EducationPart IV: Reconstructing TheoryChapter 12. Building Theories: Using Sticky Social Mechanisms to Understand and Improve Educational WorkContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisSynnottJeffrey A. TurnerErica WhittingtonJoy Ann Williamson-LottTrade ReviewThis collection makes a strong contribution to the prevailing conversation about student activism with its less-told, and often surprising, narratives from the South. -- John Blythe North Carolina Historical Review An excellent starting point for anyone wanting to understand the protests of the 1960s... Essential. Choice This quality volume is an excellent foundation for scholars eager to further complicate our understanding of 1960s activism nationally. -- Benjamin Houston Journal of American History This fine volume on southern student activism in the 1960s offers a timely reminder -- several actually -- of a troubled and not so distant past... An impressive range of well-argued, fresh contributions. -- Charles J. Holden Journal of Southern History Taken together, this collection of taut, well-organized essays reveals the contest that the decade of the 1960s was, and its memory remains... This well-balanced collection should contribute in important ways to ongoing efforts to bring greater nuance to narratives of the 1960s, the South, and the nation as a whole. -- David Taft Terry HistoryTable of ContentsForeword. Deep South Campus Memories and the World the Sixties MadeOrigins and Acknowledgments Introduction. Prophetic Minority versus Recalcitrant Majority: Southern Student Dissent and the Struggle for Progressive Change in the 1960sPart I: Early Days: From Talk to ActionChapter 1. Freedom Now! SNCC Galvanizes the New Left Chapter 2. Student Free Speech on Both Sides of the Color Line in Mississippi and the Carolinas Chapter 3. Interracial Dialogue and the Southern Student Human Relations Project Chapter 4. Moderate White Activists and the Struggle for Racial Equality on South Carolina Campuses Part II: Campus Activism Takes ShapeChapter 5. The Rise of Black and White Student Protest in NashvilleChapter 6. Student Radicalism and the Antiwar Movement at the University of Alabama Chapter 7. Conservative Student Activism at the University of Georgia Part III: A Cultural Revolution and Its DiscontentsChapter 8. Sexual Liberation at the University of North Carolina Chapter 9. The Counterculture as Local Culture in Columbia, South Carolina Chapter 10. Government Repression of the Southern New LeftPart IV: Black Power and the Legacy of the Freedom MovementChapter 11. North Carolina A&T Black Power Activists and the Student Organization for Black Unity Chapter 12. Black Power and the Freedom Movement in Retrospect Historiographical Reflections Afterword List of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat can leaders of such at-risk institutions do to improve their situation? This title gives college and university leaders the tools they need to put their fragile institutions back on a path to success. It outlines how board members, presidents, and administrators can identify their institutions' weaknesses, implement plans for improvement.Trade ReviewMartin and Samels and their colleagues have made a useful contribution to a highly topical, and grossly understudied, arena. Journal of Higher Education All university leaders will find it a handy reference. Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsPrefacePart I: Defining Risk: The Nature of Stressed Institutions Chapter 1. Defining Stressed Institutions and Leading Them EffectivelyChapter 2. An International Perspective on the Fragility of Higher Education Institutions and SystemsChapter 3. A View from Washington: Trouble Signs for At-Risk Universities and CollegesPart II: Analyzing Risk Via the Leadership Team: New Approaches, New ResultsChapter 4. Leading Stressed Institutions: What Works and What Does NotChapter 5. Fragile Universities and Colleges: The Role of the BoardChapter 6. Preserving and Extending the Academic Mission of Vulnerable Institutions: Best Practices for Chief Academic OfficersChapter 7. The Challenge for Student Affairs in Stressed InstitutionsPart III: Who is at Risk and Why: The Financial FactorsChapter 8. Effective Financial Leadership of Stressed Colleges and UniversitiesChapter 9. Fund-Raising Through Fragility: Some Suggestions for Development OfficersPart IV: Strategies that Work: New Solutions for Key OperationsChapter 10. Accreditation, Fragility, and Disclosure: Maintaining the Delicate BalanceChapter 11. Keeping the Faith: Leadership Challenges Unique to Religiously Affiliated Colleges and UniversitiesChapter 12. For-Profit Higher Education and Stressed Colleges: A Strategic OpportunityChapter 13. Legal Challenges for Fragile Institutions: Survival Before SuccessChapter 14. The Institutional Research Option: Transforming Data, Information, and Decision Making for Institutions at RiskChapter 15. Managing Reputation: Public Relations for Vulnerable InstitutionsPart V: Synthesis: Achieving the TurnaroundChapter 16. Achieving the Turnaround: From Strategy to ActionNotesBibliographyList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisGrady Bogue, organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from "deraileduniversity presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors.Trade ReviewThis book should be read by presidential search committees and purchased by vice presidents worried about their president's success. New England Journal of Higher Education Individuals concerned for the welfare of their institution should have an awareness of change in leadership and its consequences for the university. Presidencies Derailed is a good resource for those serving on search committees, aspiring presidents, and others interested in leadership transitions. This book certainly offered an overview of many timely, practical examples of derailed presidents. Review of Higher Education A book with relevance far beyond academe. Harvard Business Review The authors provide a thoroughly researched account of career fiascos. -- Sara Michael Johns Hopkins University Gazette Every derailed presidency has its own story. The risk of failure is high. Washington Post This is one of the best professional books I have ever read. -- John Boswell johnboswellblog.comTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Themes of Presidential Derailment Part I: Presidents Off-Track Chapter 2. Presidential Derailments at Private Liberal Arts Institutions Chapter 3. Presidential Derailments at Public Master's Level Institutions Chapter 4. Presidential Derailments at Public Research Universities Chapter 5. Presidential Derailments at Community Colleges Chapter 6. Firsthand Experiences of Derailed Presidents Part II: Averting the Train Wreck Chapter 7. The Upstream Solution: More Thoughtful Academic Searches Chapter 8. Board Dynamics: A Piece of the Presidential Derailment Puzzle Chapter 9. Lessons Learned about Presidential Derailments Appendix: A Year of Presidential TurnoverBibliographyContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisIdeal for students, this book will form a solid foundation for courses in higher education, but it will be a welcome addition to faculty and administrators' personal libraries.Trade ReviewIn authoring How Universities Work, Lombardi provides his expert, honest, and, at times, cynical treatise on the complexities of university management... The witty yet succinct treatment he uses to convey his message makes the book a quick read... The book will be a welcome addition to any faculty or administrators' library.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Quality Engines2. Management3. Critics4. Characteristics5. Teaching6. Research7. Faculty8. Finance9. Budgetts10. Measurements11. Quality12. Managing Improvement13. Support Services and Special Units14. Regulation and Governance15. Disruptive Change16. PeopleAdditional Reading: A SamplerIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Athletic Trap will be of interest to university presidents, board members, and administrators, sport sociologists concerned with the balance of power between academics and athletics, and anyone else with a serious interest in college sports and its future.Trade ReviewNixon presents a thorough analysis of the development and the current implications of commercialized intercollegiate athletics in the US. His findings reveal the task of reforming intercollegiate athletics to be a daunting and potentially futile endeavor. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Commercialization, College Sports, and the Athletic Trap2. The Intercollegiate Golden Triangle3. The Business of College Sports4. The Arms Race, Inequalities, and the Pressures of the College Sports Business5. Deviance, Corruption, and Scandals in College Sports6. Control and Reform in Big-Time College Sports7. Reforming College SportsEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIt is preparation for life.Trade ReviewWe highly recommend Transforming Students. The importance of creating transformational learning experiences in today's university setting that connect with messy real world problems and hopeful opportunities is paramount to achieve the promises of a higher education. -- Edward J. Brantmeier & Emily L. Kohl Teachers College Record This book is particularly relevant as the idea of a university and the fundamental purpose of higher education continue to be challenged and redefined... While Johansson and Felten acknowledge that this work emphasizes the enrichment and engagement that residential colleges can provide, their focus on the traditional college experience is not a limitation of the book. If anything, the testaments of transformation in individuals' stories at Elon and other examples of successful collegiate interventions across the nation offer support for the power of engagement that the traditional university can still deliver, especially in a rapidly emerging era of for-profit institutions and online learning. -- Veronica Jones Review of Higher Education This concise text encourages educators, provides simple entry points into pedagogical theories, distills current student development research into poignant sound bites, and offers conceptual measures for engaging the transformative learning process with one's own students, both inside and outside the classroom. -- Rachel A. Heath Reflective TeachingTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. On the Threshold2. Creating Openness3. Thinking It Through4. Moved to Action5. In the Company of Others6. From Individuals to InstitutionsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisLambert tell the rest of the story of the university's ambitious agenda to position Elon as a top-ranked liberal arts university and a national leader in engaged teaching and learning.Trade ReviewThe book is not intended to be a recipe for success. Rather, Keller hoped that others would draw inspiration from Elon's ascent. His words written in 2004 are just as true today, if not more so. 'America has never needed as many highly educated, creative, spirited persons as it does today.' University Advancement Keller has brought his estimable experience as a consultant, strategic planner, and scholar to the task of presenting an engaging case study of institutional transformation... The resulting account is appealing and engaging, challenging the mindset of readers who are cynical about the possibilities for change in higher education and further inspiring those readers who remain hopeful that, at least in some situations, wholesale transformation is achievable. Review of Higher Education What is striking about Transforming a college is the degree to which corporate and competitive strategy and management are so central to the success storyline. Canadian Journal of Higher EducationTable of ContentsForeword, by Leo M. LambertPreface1. Up from the Ashes2. New Leader, New Initiatives3. Student Life and Pleasures4. Elevating the Academics5. Financing the Rise6. The Fruits and Ironies of Success7. Analysis of an AscentAfterword, by Leo M. LambertAcknowledgmentsIndex

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Book SynopsisAimed at upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, teachers, practitioners, athletic administrators, and advocates of intercollegiate athletics, Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics provides readers with up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge about the changes to-and challenges faced by-university athletics programs.Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: Historical Analysis, Governance and Leadership, and EthicsChapter 1: From Sports Page to Front Page: Intercollegiate Athletics and American Higher EducationChapter 2: Organization and Governance of the NCAAChapter 3: Leadership in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 4: Ethical Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics: Purpose Achieved or Challenged?Part II: Theoretical Perspectives on Higher Education and AthleticsChapter 5: Theoretical Tenets of Higher Education and College AthletesPart III: The College Athlete ExperienceChapter 6: Today's College AthleteChapter 7: MVP: Predictors of Four-Year Transfer for Community College AthletesChapter 8: Intercollegiate Athletics Climate: Effects on Students, Faculty, and AdministratorsPart IV: The Business Enterprise of College AthleticsChapter 9: Taxation of College Sports: Policies and ControversiesChapter 10: College Sports Spending Decisions and the Academic MissionChapter 11: The Business Model of Intercollegiate Sports: The Haves and Have-NotesChapter 12: Millionaire College Coaches and the Schools That Pay ThemPart V: The Significance of Race and Ethnicity IssuesChapter 13: Cross-Racial Interaction of Division I Athletes: The Campus Climate for DiversityChapter 14: The Miseducation of African American Male College AthletesChapter 15: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Black Feminist Thought When Feminist Discourse and Title IX Weren't EnoughChapter 16: Conference Realignment and the Demise of the Academic MissionPart VI: Gender Equity and Compliance IssuesChapter 17: Effects of Titles IX on Intercollegiate Athletics, 1972-2012Chapter 18: Key Case Law and Legislation Shaping Women's Opportunity in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 19: Title IX Compliance and Intercollegiate Athletics Chapter 20: Barriers to Leadership for Women in College AthleticsPart VII: NCAA and Member Institution Policy ConcernsChapter 21: College Athletes' RightsChapter 22: Recruiting in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 23: Intercollegiate Athletics and AmateurismChapter 24: Freedoms Lost: Exploring Social Media Policies in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 25: The Atlete and University Contractual RelationshipPart VIII: The Academic Reform MovementChapter 26: The Dilemma of Academic Support for College Athletes: Advising to the APRChapter 27: College Athletes in Revenue and Nonrevenue Sports: Language, Culture, IdentityChapter 28: Best Practices in Career Transition Programming for College AthletesEpilogue: The Changing Landscape of Athletics in American Higher EducationIndex

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Book SynopsisDesigning the New American University will ignite a national discussion about the future evolution of the American research university.Trade ReviewCrow and Dabars offer a close analysis of the history and values that spawned our world-renowned research facilities and present a fresh model characterized by a pragmatic research structure and transdisciplinary organization... The authors present a dense and extensively investigated explanation of the strengths and limitations of our contemporary higher education environment and the possibilities of a new model. Library Journal We must remember that the connection of excellence and access is not just a slogan but a necessity for all of us in higher education. That was the special genius of California's master plan: attempting to forge and maintain connections at every level between teaching and research. The plan requires updating, with more emphasis on serving diverse populations of students, and continued expansion and innovations. Crow and Dabars may not have reinvented the master plan, but they have made an important intervention in the debate about which models work best, for which purposes and constituencies, and how we can support those models at the scale they require, all while maintaining academic rigor and autonomy. -- Nicholas B. Dirks The Chronicle Review An engaging and readable justification for and account of the New American University project... Crow is unlikely to disappear from view for quite some time. -- Ferdinand Von Prondzynski Times Higher Education Crow and Dabars are right to want new public universities to replace the Harvard standard. Their book is worth reading just for that discussion. -- Christopher Newfield Los Angeles Review of Books Crow... continues to be at the cutting edge of these and other challenges, opportunities, and initiatives for public research universities in general and his own institution in particular... Well written and laden with notes and bibliography, this is a solid complement to William G. Bowen and Eugene M. Tobin's Locus of Authority (2015) and Robert Lacroix and Louis Maheu's Leading Research Universities in a Competitive World (2015). Choice It is impeccably referenced and thoughtfully paced with detailed chapters building the model they support. Within the book is a trove of information on the trajectory for and challenges facing higher education. Whether one chooses to follow the prescription they suggest, or simply wants to better understand higher education, this book provides a most compelling read. PsycCRITIQUES ... Dabars' rich historical contextualization and Crow's policy and managerial experience provide design principles encouraging institutions to leverage their own place in a locally appropriate way. Nature The New American University is the latest bold and meticulously argued model to reclaim what is distinctively American in higher education. Journal of College and University LawTable of ContentsPreface, by Michael M. CrowAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. American Research Universities at a Fork in the Road2. The Gold Standard in American Higher Education3. The Varieties of Academic Tradition4. Discovery, Creativity, and Innovation5. Designing Knowledge Enterprises6. A Pragmatic Approach to Innovation and Sustainability7. Designing a New American University at the FrontierConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisGrady Bogue, organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from deraileduniversity presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors.Trade ReviewThis book should be read by presidential search committees and purchased by vice presidents worried about their president's success. New England Journal of Higher Education Individuals concerned for the welfare of their institution should have an awareness of change in leadership and its consequences for the university. Presidencies Derailed is a good resource for those serving on search committees, aspiring presidents, and others interested in leadership transitions. This book certainly offered an overview of many timely, practical examples of derailed presidents. Review of Higher Education A book with relevance far beyond academe. Harvard Business Review The authors provide a thoroughly researched account of career fiascos. -- Sara Michael Johns Hopkins University Gazette Every derailed presidency has its own story. The risk of failure is high. Washington Post This is one of the best professional books I have ever read. -- John Boswell johnboswellblog.comTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Themes of Presidential Derailment Part I: Presidents Off-Track Chapter 2. Presidential Derailments at Private Liberal Arts Institutions Chapter 3. Presidential Derailments at Public Master's Level Institutions Chapter 4. Presidential Derailments at Public Research Universities Chapter 5. Presidential Derailments at Community Colleges Chapter 6. Firsthand Experiences of Derailed Presidents Part II: Averting the Train Wreck Chapter 7. The Upstream Solution: More Thoughtful Academic Searches Chapter 8. Board Dynamics: A Piece of the Presidential Derailment Puzzle Chapter 9. Lessons Learned about Presidential Derailments Appendix: A Year of Presidential TurnoverBibliographyContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisDiploma Mills speaks to today's concerns by shedding light on unmistakable conflicts of interest long associated with this scandal-plagued class of colleges and universities.Table of ContentsPreface1. Commerce2. Competition3. Control4. Crisis5. CapitalConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisSynthesizing historical sources, social science research, and contemporary reportage, Austerity Blues will be of interest to readers concerned about rising inequality and the decline of public higher education.Trade ReviewAusterity Blues is a must read for people engaged in public higher education and an important addition to Critical University Studies.—Radical TeacherThey [Michael Fabricant and Stephen Brier.] draw on a wealth of scholarship and journalism across several disciplines and topics, uniting and analyzing phenomena often examined in detailed isolation. These include the broad structural factors shaping public higher education, the incentives that influence university-level decision making, the ways that austerity policies intensify inequality within university systems, and the role of technology in all of these processes. The resulting synthesis reveals the long history and present extent of the impoverishment of public higher education, and what it will take to “protect the public university as a democratic experiment firmly planted in the public commons.”—The Gotham Center for New York City HistoryAusterity Blues leaves readers wanting to know more about the forces that have facilitated this trend . . . Fabricant and Brier’s analysis raises important questions about the kinds of political change that will be necessary to reverse the austerity policies that they describe and what it will take to realize those changes. As such, this book establishes a powerful agenda for future research.—AcademeAusterity Blues raises many crucial questions about the purposes of public higher education, pervasive (and growing) inequality, and the consequences of divestment and austerity politics. Most importantly, it ends by asking: "What's next?" And in that question, it urges each one of us to individually and collectively think about the future and our contribution to that future.—Josipa RoskaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Political-Economic Context of Public Higher EducationChapter 1: Public Assets in an Era of Austerity Deregulation, Disinvestment, and Degradation Six Propositions for Understanding the Restructuring of Public Higher EducationEconomic Crisis and the Capitalization of Public GoodsThe Radical Restructuring of Public Higher Education Chapter 2: The State Expansion of Public Higher Education The G.I. Bill The Presidential Panel on Higher EducationPublic Higher Education in California, New York, and BeyondThe Founding and Expansion of SUNY and the Status of New York City's Municipal Colleges The California Master Plan for Higher Education Chapter 3: Students and Faculty Take Command New York State, CUNY and the Struggle for Open Admissions-The Multiversity and the Student MovementThe Fate of Open Admissions Part II: The State of AusterityChapter 4: The Making of the Neoliberal Public University Neoliberal Reform I: Corporatizing University CultureNeoliberal Reform II: The Perfect Storm of Online Technology and the Commodification of Knowledge Elite Politics and EconomicsThe Curricula of Austerity Technology as the Tool of Austerity ManagersCollege Readiness, Low Graduation Rates, and Fiscal Starvation Resetting Course: Investing in Disposable Citizens Chapter 5: The Public University as an Engine of Inequality Unequal Investments in Public Higher EducationCheapening Public Higher EducationQualitative Shifts in the Experience of Public Higher Education The Ascent of For-Profit Colleges Accountability in an Era of Austerity Cheap Part-time Labor as an Austerity FixManaging Public Universities in a Time of Inverted Priorities Chapter 6: Technology as a "Magic Bullet" in an Era of AusterityExpanding Beyond Classroom InstructionThe Emergence of Digital Technology The Rise of DigitalU The Open Educational Resources MovementThe Khan AcademyMOOCs and the Reshaping of Public Higher EducationNeoliberal Reformer: Michael Crow and the "New American University" Part III: Resistance Efforts and the Fight for Emancipatory EducationChapter 7: Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education Restructuring, Abandonment, and Dissolution The Struggle Over Purposes and Practices Achieving Emancipatory EducationWhat Types of Strategic Investments Are Needed?Building a Better Knowledge Production WorkforceWhere Should Public Higher Education Be Situated?Deploying Technology to Improve Teaching and LearningPolitical Choice and StruggleFault Lines in Current Struggles Grassroots Struggles and Educational Policy Reforms: Student Debt and the Choice to StrikeFree Tuition and Community CollegesIncreasing Wages and Job Protections for Part-Time Faculty Cross-Sector Campaigns and Increased Investment Sustaining and Expanding Universal Access Resisting Curricular DilutionScaling Up and Drilling Down EpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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