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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 Supplement
Table of ContentsPreface
Part I: Defining Risk: The Nature of Stressed Institutions
Chapter 1. Defining Stressed Institutions and Leading Them Effectively
Chapter 2. An International Perspective on the Fragility of Higher Education Institutions and Systems
Chapter 3. A View from Washington: Trouble Signs for At-Risk Universities and Colleges
Part II: Analyzing Risk Via the Leadership Team: New Approaches, New Results
Chapter 4. Leading Stressed Institutions: What Works and What Does Not
Chapter 5. Fragile Universities and Colleges: The Role of the Board
Chapter 6. Preserving and Extending the Academic Mission of Vulnerable Institutions: Best Practices for Chief Academic Officers
Chapter 7. The Challenge for Student Affairs in Stressed Institutions
Part III: Who is at Risk and Why: The Financial Factors
Chapter 8. Effective Financial Leadership of Stressed Colleges and Universities
Chapter 9. Fund-Raising Through Fragility: Some Suggestions for Development Officers
Part IV: Strategies that Work: New Solutions for Key Operations
Chapter 10. Accreditation, Fragility, and Disclosure: Maintaining the Delicate Balance
Chapter 11. Keeping the Faith: Leadership Challenges Unique to Religiously Affiliated Colleges and Universities
Chapter 12. For-Profit Higher Education and Stressed Colleges: A Strategic Opportunity
Chapter 13. Legal Challenges for Fragile Institutions: Survival Before Success
Chapter 14. The Institutional Research Option: Transforming Data, Information, and Decision Making for Institutions at Risk
Chapter 15. Managing Reputation: Public Relations for Vulnerable Institutions
Part V: Synthesis: Achieving the Turnaround
Chapter 16. Achieving the Turnaround: From Strategy to Action
Notes
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
