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An Administrator Will Yearn for the Classroom: Myth or Reality?
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Plante, Patricia R. – Educational Record, 1990
The article examines negative attitudes in academia toward administration noting that most academic administrators actually prefer management to teaching. The university cultural hierarchical mind-set which values teachers over administrators is discussed. Administrators are encouraged to demonstrate clear thinking and competence in faculty…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration, College Instruction
Sunflower Seeds at Syracuse.
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Shaw, Kenneth A. – Educational Record, 1993
Syracuse University (New York) has found that the focused, collaborative approach to institutional administration embodied in Total Quality Management is beneficial. It requires allocation of adequate time and resources, observation of others, communication, addressing high-need areas first, and willingness to adapt, but it may bring resistance…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Higher Education, Management Systems
What Management Is and Isn't.
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Park, Dabney, Jr. – Educational Record, 1980
Management development and training is a vehicle to help make higher education management more professional by working with institutions' own managers on institutional problems. An integrated, systematic program for management development created by the Higher Education Management Institute and the Exxon Education Foundation is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, College Administration, Decision Making, Governance
Lemon Spritzers & Thank You Notes: A New Job Description for College Presidents.
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Gaudiani, Claire L. – Educational Record, 1992
The role of the college president is neither fund raising nor institutional management alone. In addition to these, it involves the building of community on campus, setting the stage for responsible and inclusive academic and institutional planning, and recognizing the contributions of individuals and groups. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Planning, College Presidents
Shaken to the Core: Change and Opportunity in Crisis.
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Wilson, Blenda J. – Educational Record, 1996
The president of California State University, Northridge, at the time of the 1994 earthquake reflects on the decisions she made following the disaster, concluding that leadership in such a crisis is dependent on an individual's value system and that leadership is seen in performance, not position. Specific examples are discussed, including…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Buildings
Weathering the Storm: Leadership during Crisis.
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Foote, Edward T., II – Educational Record, 1996
The president of the University of Miami (Florida) at the time of Hurricane Andrew discusses the challenges of coping with widespread campus destruction and the resulting organizational crisis, and offers guidelines for responding rapidly and effectively to the needs and concerns of various constituents. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Buildings
The Academy with Heart & Soul: Let Dignity Be the Watchword in Handling Faculty Reductions.
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Young, James H. – Educational Record, 1996
In recent years, the trend has been to involve college faculty in faculty reduction decisions. Experience suggests that for faculty participation to be effective, it requires accurate financial statements and mutually understood goals, appropriate governance and contractual mechanisms, and establishment of humane means of addressing the needs of…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Decision Making, Faculty College Relationship