{"product_id":"how-boards-lead-small-colleges-9781421428628","title":"How Boards Lead Small Colleges","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eFrequently Used Acronyms\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter One. Characteristics of Boards\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: Selecting Trustees\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Training and Supporting Trustees\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: Basic Responsibilities of Trustees\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: Hiring and Supporting the President\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: Evaluating and Possibly Terminating the President\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: Building Institutional Stability\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: Being Responsible to Those Outside the Boardroom\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine: A Critical Element in Making a Small College Great\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Steps to the Future\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408128385367,"sku":"9781421428628","price":29.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421428628.jpg?v=1730501687","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-boards-lead-small-colleges-9781421428628","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}