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Direct linkMacTaggart, Terrence, Ed. – Praeger, 2007
This book discusses the early indicators of a college or university's need for a turnaround. It outlines financial trends and other indicators of distress, as well as benchmarks for the various stages of an effective turnaround strategy. The book will help trustees, presidents, and faculty members diagnose whether they are in denial about the true…
Descriptors: Values, Marketing, Educational Change, Donors
Berendzen, Richard – 1986
A personal account of Richard Berendzen's life as president of The American University (AU) in Washington, D.C. during the 1983-1984 academic year is presented in diary form. The account describes his interactions with faculty, students, administrators, and people outside the university to further the goals of the institution. In the year prior to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Environment, College Presidents
Mayhew, Lewis B. – 1979
The survival of higher education institutions is addressed in this book. Strategies and procedures for assuring institutional vitality are outlined, based on the author's 30 years of studying and advising colleges and universities in various states of financial health. The major components of institutional vitality are enumerated, including a…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Planning, College Role, Cost Effectiveness
Wachtel, Betsy; Powers, Brian – 1979
This volume attempts to document ways in which several communities have dealt with the problems of declining school enrollments. Each case study outlines some type of public participation in the task of adjusting to population changes and fiscal pressures. The first chapter supplies an introductory overview of issues related to declining…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Bus Transportation, Case Studies, Citizen Participation
Flournoy, Don Michael – 1982
Trends in U.S. higher education, including the expansion toward and then withdrawal from the goal of universal educational opportunity, are examined. Problems are being experienced with regard to colleges and the commitment to flexibility in higher education, along with alternative education systems that operated parallel and complementary to the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Planning, College Role
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1986
Theory and research on the effectiveness of college operations are covered in 12 chapters. Current research on each topic is reviewed, with attention to conceptual and methodological issues, and an agenda for future research is offered. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Transformational Leadership in Colleges and Universities" (Kim S.…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Administration, College Programs, Court Litigation
