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Direct linkAbraham, Janice M. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2013
With proven advice and practical best practices for sound risk management, this robust publication written by the CEO of United Educators identifies how engaged board members should collaborate closely with institutional leaders on a variety of operational and strategic risks. All board members, whatever their role or committee assignment, will…
Descriptors: Colleges, Risk Management, Governing Boards, Best Practices
Download full textPray, Francis C. – 1975
Community colleges are failing to realize their potential because of problems at the very highest level of policy and management decision-making. Publicly elected trustees are apt to have political allegiances. Community college boards are usually too small to represent the range of talent and experience needed for constructing effective trustees…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Community Colleges
Chait, Richard P.; And Others – 1996
This book describes an action research study of the working of college boards of trustees which expanded on an earlier work. The earlier study identified six areas of competency characteristic of effective boards of trustees--contextual, educational, interpersonal, analytical, political, and strategic. This study examined how boards of trustees…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees
Bender, Louis W. – 1975
The steady drift toward state control of community college education is a growing issue of concern. This movement has not come from significant changes in the authority or responsibilities of the state community college boards or agencies so much as from a variety of other national and state precursors. This document attempts to establish the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Control, Federal State Relationship, Governance
Eckel, Peter D.; Trower, Cathy A. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2018
This series of essays written for trustees and administrative leaders of universities and colleges draws on the authors' extensive consulting experience, research into the dynamics of boards, and service as trustees, to focus on practical insights that will help readers improve governance. The authors have contributed a series of essays on…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Governance, Educational Administration, Higher Education
O'Neil, Robert M. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2013
"Updating Board Bylaws: A Guide for Colleges and Universities" represents the latest thinking on good governance in higher education by providing a concise deconstruction of the essential clauses in college, university, and system bylaws. Written by Robert O'Neil, former professor of law and president of the University of Wisconsin System and the…
Descriptors: Governance, Review (Reexamination), Change Strategies, Organizational Change
Ingram, Richard T.; And Others – 1980
Information on the full range of trustee responsibilities--from institutional planning, fund raising, resource management, academic program review, tenure and personnel decisions, and faculty bargaining to selection and assessment of administrative leadership--are offered in this comprehensive handbook. Individual chapters are written by J. L.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Selection
Fisher, James L. – 1991
Written for trustees and college/university presidents, this book examines and discusses the relationship between the governing board and college presidents in higher education. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the college presidency. Chapter 2 presents a review of the research on leadership which demonstrates that the policies and practices of…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Wood, Miriam Mason – 1985
The function of trustees is discussed, based on in-depth interviews with trustees and presidents of 10 private liberal arts colleges. After a brief overview of the trustee mandate and role and of recent attempts to redefine that role, major models of campus governance are summarized. In considering how boards diminish the presidency, attention is…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Board Administrator Relationship, Case Studies, College Administration
Cardozier, V. R. – 1987
The American higher education system is explained to those whose understanding of it is limited, especially non-American readers. The book attempts to picture the entire higher education system in the United States including limitations and deficiencies as well as balanced treatment of different types of colleges and universities. Despite its…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, College Curriculum, College Faculty
Schick, Edgar B.; And Others – 1992
This book identifies factors, structures, and procedures contributing to effective statewide coordination and governance of public colleges and universities. The heart of the book consists of descriptions of representative structures in 4 states, where interviews were conducted with 114 individuals--legislators, gubernatorial staff, system heads,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Centralization, College Presidents
Bastedo, Michael N., Ed.; Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Gumport, Patricia J., Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016
First published in 1999, "American Higher Education in the Twenty First Century" offered a comprehensive introduction to the central issues facing American colleges and universities. This thoroughly revised edition brings the classic volume up to date. The contributors have rewritten every chapter to address major changes in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Brown, Alice W. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2012
Scarcely a week goes by without a headline about the unsustainability of higher education as we know it, under threat from new models, for-profits, or online education. Most threatened are small liberal arts colleges--with commentators predicting the demise of colleges with fewer than 1,000, or even 1,500 students. Are these trends inevitable, or…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, Governing Boards, Case Studies
Sutin, Stewart E., Ed.; Derrico, Daniel, Ed.; Raby, Rosalind Latiner, Ed.; Valeau, Edward J., Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
This book seeks to explore thematic and pragmatic applications of financing the community college to help facilitate educational reform, to assist efforts related to internationalization, and to create systemic support systems to maintain the mission. It includes chapters on a wide variety of finance related topics, and specific case studies of…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Community Colleges, Facilities Management, Adult Education
Lane, Jason E., Ed.; Johnstone, D. Bruce, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2013
This thought-provoking volume brings together scholars and system leaders to analyze some of the most pressing and complex issues now facing higher education systems and society. Higher Education Systems 3.0 focuses on the remaking of higher education coordination in an era of increased accountability, greater calls for productivity, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Colleges, Campuses, Educational History
