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“james e samels”

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  • The Provost's Handbook

    The Role of the Chief Academic Officer

    by James Martin, James E. Samels ...
    A go-to resource to help provosts, deans, presidents, and trustees effectively meet the challenges of leading a college or university.As the chief academic officer, the provost plays the central role in the contemporary university or college. He or she leads the faculty and serves as their key representative to the administration while simultaneously acting as the administration's spokesperson to ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • Turnaround

    Leading Stressed Colleges and Universities to Excellence

    by James Martin, James E. Samels ...
    Nearly one thousand colleges and universities in the United States face major challenges—from catastrophic hurricanes to loss of accreditation to sagging enrollment. What can leaders of such at-risk institutions do to improve their situation? Turnaround gives college and university leaders the tools they need to put their fragile institutions back on a path to success.This comprehensive handbook ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The Sustainable University

    Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders

    by James Martin, James E. Samels ...
    Colleges and universities are at the forefront of efforts to preserve the earth’s resources for future generations. Carbon neutrality, renewable energy sources, green building strategies, and related initiatives require informed and courageous leaders at all levels of higher education. James Martin and James E. Samels have worked closely with college and university presidents, provosts, and ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The New American College Town

    Designing Effective Campus and Community Partnerships

    Edited by James Martin, James E. Samels ...
    A new perspective on the relationships among colleges, universities, and the communities with which they are now partnering.Colleges and universities have always had interesting relationships with their external communities, whether they are cities, towns, or something in between. In many cases, they are the main economic driver for their regions—State College, Pennsylvania, or Raleigh, North ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Consolidating Colleges and Merging Universities

    New Strategies for Higher Education Leaders

    by James Martin, James E. Samels ...
    In the midst of falling enrollments and endowments, university leaders consider partnering, merging, and even closing institutions.Since the economic recession of 2008, colleges and universities have looked for ways to lower costs while increasing incomes. Not all have succeeded. Threatened closures and recent institutional mergers point to what might be a coming trend in higher education. The ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • Higher Education Accountability

    by Robert Kelchen ...
    The first comprehensive overview charting the accountability of higher education.As the price tag of higher education continues to rise, colleges and universities across the country are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value. Graded on numerous metrics, including cost and ability to prepare students for the job market, colleges must satisfy requirements from multiple stakeholders. ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Higher Calling

    The Rise of Nontraditional Leaders in Academia

    by Scott C. Beardsley ...
    A revolution has been taking place in the ranks of higher education. University and college presidents—once almost invariably the products of "traditional" scholarly, tenure-track career paths, up through the provost’s office—are rapidly becoming a group with diverse skills and backgrounds. The same is true for many deans and administrative leaders.In Higher Calling: The Rise of Nontraditional ... Read more

    Was $28.99 USD Now $18.99 USD

  • Academic Turnarounds

    Restoring Vitality to Challenged American Colleges/Universities

    Edited by Terrence MacTaggart ...
    Series series The ACE Series on Higher Education
    What are the hallmarks of a lasting institutional turnaround? It is too easy to mistake a single initiative_mounting a new marketing program, for example, or bringing in a million dollar donation_for a true turnaround. Successful turnarounds involve profound, often difficult, actions that affect the finances, academic offerings, and reputations of colleges and universities. They take institutions ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Town and Gown Relations

    A Handbook of Best Practices

    by Roger L. Kemp ...
    Series series Contributions in Public Planning
    This is a timely work on a very dynamic field. It provides more than 40 best practice case studies from nearly half the states in America, and discusses current and evolving trends in the relations between educational institutions and cities, towns and other municipalities. The schools include public and private universities and colleges, public school districts, and other local school systems. ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Citizen, Customer, Partner

    Engaging the Public in Public Management

    by John Clayton Thomas ...
    For almost a half a century, scholars and practitioners have debated what the connections should be between public administration and the public. Does the public serve principally as citizen-owners, those to whom administrators are responsible? Are members of the public more appropriately viewed as the customers of government? Or, in an increasingly networked world, do they serve more as the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • How to Run a College

    A Practical Guide for Trustees, Faculty, Administrators, and Policymakers

    by Brian C. Mitchell, W. Joseph King ...
    Series series Higher Ed Leadership Essentials
    How can colleges stay relevant in the twenty-first century?Residential colleges are the foundation on which US higher education is based. These institutions possess storied traditions fondly cherished by students, alumni, and faculty. There is no denying, however, that all colleges today struggle with changing consumer preferences, high sticker prices, and aging infrastructure. Technological and ... Read more

    $25.39 USD

  • The New Geography of Jobs

    by Enrico Moretti ...
    "A timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them—and how policymakers can learn from that." —Barack ObamaWe're used to thinking of the United States in opposing terms: red versus blue, haves versus have-nots. But today there are three Americas. At one extreme are the brain hubs—cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Durham—with workers ... Read more

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