Description
Book SynopsisA college is only as strong as its board of trustees. While the media frequently report on threats facing colleges and universities, no sector of higher education is in more danger than private colleges with small endowments and low enrollments. Numerous small private liberal arts colleges could benefit from careful consideration of characteristics and practices of successful trusteeship. In How Boards Lead Small Colleges, Alice Lee Williams Brown and Elizabeth Richmond Hayford focus on small collegesthe kind that seldom attract the attention of researchers. Integrating case studies with theoretical analyses of college governance, they explain the basic responsibilities of boards while demonstrating how some develop practices that fulfill these responsibilities more effectively than others. The book emphasizes strategic planning and collaboration between the board and central administrationadvice useful to those governing colleges and universities of all sizes and strengths. For de
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Frequently Used Acronyms
Introduction
Chapter One. Characteristics of Boards
Chapter Two: Selecting Trustees
Chapter Three: Training and Supporting Trustees
Chapter Four: Basic Responsibilities of Trustees
Chapter Five: Hiring and Supporting the President
Chapter Six: Evaluating and Possibly Terminating the President
Chapter Seven: Building Institutional Stability
Chapter Eight: Being Responsible to Those Outside the Boardroom
Chapter Nine: A Critical Element in Making a Small College Great
Conclusion: Steps to the Future
Notes
References
Index
