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The Essential Academic Dean or Provost


The Essential Academic Dean or Provost

A Comprehensive Desk Reference
Jossey-Bass Resources for Department Chairs 2. Aufl.

von: Jeffrey L. Buller

52,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 04.09.2015
ISBN/EAN: 9781118762158
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 640

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<b>The go-to reference for academic leaders seeking practical answers to everyday challenges</b> <p><i>The Essential Academic Dean or Provost</i> explains the "how" of academic leadership, providing a practical, comprehensive, reality-based reference for almost any problem, challenge, or opportunity. This updated second edition includes new chapters on the difference between leadership and management in higher education, leadership in politically charged environments, effective strategies for making decisions, and working with associate deans or provosts, plus new case studies, new research, and ten additional chapters available on the companion website. Each topic deals concisely with the most important information deans and provosts need when faced with a particular situation, providing both a comprehensive guide to academic leadership as well as a ready reference to be consulted as needed.</p> <p>The role of a dean or provost at a modern university is extremely complex, involving budgeting, community relations, personnel decisions, management of a large enterprise, fundraising, and guiding a school, college, or entire institution toward a compelling vision of the future. The details academic leaders have to deal with are numerous and critical, and every little thing matters. This invaluable guide provides the answers you need when you need them, and gives you framework for successfully navigating your job's many competing demands.</p> <ul> <li>Build support for a shared vision of the future</li> <li>Interact effectively with different internal and external constituencies</li> <li>Learn decision-making techniques specific to the academic environment</li> <li>Set, supervise, and implement a budget that allows your programs to flourish</li> </ul> <p>Academic leaders need a handy, focused reference that provides authoritative answers to the many issues and questions that arise every day. With proven solutions to a multitude of challenges, <i>The Essential Academic Dean or Provost</i> shows academic leaders what they need to know in order to successfully guide their institutions into the future.</p>
<p>About the Author xi</p> <p>Preface xiii</p> <p><b>PART ONE The Academic Leader’s Role</b></p> <p>1. Being #1 in the #2 Business 3</p> <p>2. Preparing for a Leadership Role 19</p> <p>3. Identifying Your Leadership Style 33</p> <p>4. Creating a Shared Vision 59</p> <p>5. Leading Change 73</p> <p>6. Promoting Diversity 89</p> <p>7. A Scenario Analysis on the Academic Leader’s Role 109</p> <p><b>PART TWO The Nature of Academic Leadership</b></p> <p>8. Leadership and Management 115</p> <p>9. Leadership with Individuals 127</p> <p>10. Leadership with Groups 135</p> <p>11. Leadership in Promoting Teamwork 147</p> <p>12. Leadership in Making Decisions 161</p> <p>13. Leadership in Politically Charged Environments 175</p> <p>14. A Scenario Analysis on the Nature of Academic Leadership 189</p> <p><b>PART THREE The Ecosystem of the College or University</b></p> <p>15. Students 195</p> <p>16. Parents 209</p> <p>17. Faculty 219</p> <p>18. Department Chairs 241</p> <p>19. Staff 253</p> <p>20. Assistant and Associate Deans 269</p> <p>21. Peers 281</p> <p>22. The Provost 293</p> <p>23. The President 305</p> <p>24. Friends of the College 315</p> <p>25. Donors and Potential Donors 323</p> <p>26. Boards, Trustees, and Legislators 339</p> <p>27. A Scenario Analysis on the Ecosystem of the College or University 349</p> <p><b>PART FOUR The Academic Leader as Supervisor</b></p> <p>28. Evaluations of Faculty 359</p> <p>29. Evaluations of Chairs and Deans 381</p> <p>30. Position Requests and Descriptions 393</p> <p>31. Policies and Procedures 407</p> <p>32. A Scenario Analysis on the Academic Leader’s Responsibilities as Supervisor 417</p> <p><b>PART FIVE The Budget of the College or University</b></p> <p>33. Setting Budgetary Priorities 427</p> <p>34. Budget Proposals 437</p> <p>35. Supervising a Budget 445</p> <p>36. Implementing Budget Cuts 455</p> <p>37. A Scenario Analysis on the Budget of the College or University 463</p> <p><b>PART SIX The Opportunities and Challenges of Being an Academic Leader</b></p> <p>38. Dealing with Employee Challenges 473</p> <p>39. Terminating a Faculty Member 485</p> <p>40. Replacing a Chair 499</p> <p>41. Responding to Emergencies 509</p> <p>42. Dealing with the Media 519</p> <p>43. The Unionized Environment 529</p> <p>44. The Dean as Chief Academic Officer 539</p> <p>45. A Scenario Analysis on the Challenges of Being an Academic Leader 547</p> <p><b>PART SEVEN The Next Step for the Provost or Dean</b></p> <p>46. Knowing When It’s Time to Go 555</p> <p>47. Changing Institutions 565</p> <p>48. Returning to the Faculty 573</p> <p>49. Planning for a Higher Administrative Role 581</p> <p>50. A Scenario Analysis on the Dean’s Next Step 591</p> <p>Epilogue: A Checklist for the Essential Academic Leader 599</p> <p>Index 603</p>
<p><b>JEFFREY L. BULLER</b> is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University and senior partner in ATLAS (Academic Training, Leadership, and Assessment Services). He is the author of <i>The Essential Department Chair, Academic Leadership Day by Day, Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation, Positive Academic Leadership</i>, and <i>Change Leadership in Higher Education</i>, all from Jossey-Bass.
<p><b>GUIDE YOUR INSTITUTION TOWARD A COMPELLING VISION FOR THE FUTURE</b> <p>Academic officers are charged with among the most complex roles in institutions of higher learning. We must lead change, promote diversity, interface with parents and students, collaborate with department chairs, supervise faculty, set budgetary priorities—the list goes on. For every challenge and opportunity you'll face, <i>The Essential Academic Dean or Provost</i> provides the <i>how</i>. Jeffrey Buller has distilled the fundamentals into fifty lessons of academic leadership, each designed to be read and absorbed quickly. This is both a comprehensive guide and a handy daily reference that will help you master every intricacy of leading an institution of higher learning. <p><b>Praise for <i>THE ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC DEAN OR PROVOST, SECOND EDITION</i></b> <p>"At a time when effective leadership in higher education is needed more than ever to chart a new course through an expanding range of challenges, so too is the need for a clear road map to guide the complex work of academic leaders. Buller has provided the most complete and definitive guidebook to explore the practice of leading academic units—this book is a resource to keep close at hand."<br/> <b>—KENNETH R. BARTLETT,</b> associate dean for faculty development and professor, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota <p>"Buller draws from his extensive experience as a dean and a vice president of academic affairs to outline the types of constituents and the types of situations—good, bad, and neutral—that deans and provosts really do encounter on an annual basis. That realism and insight drawn from experience makes this book a keeper!"<br/> <b>—ALFRED G. MUELLER II,</b> Dean of Arts and Sciences at Neumann University, Aston, PA

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