Two problematics are exposed and explored within this paper which currently undermine the United Kingdom's international commitments to address racial inequality and injustice: (1) the routes to national, regional, and international intellectual authority via the academic profession, particularly the assigned leadership position of full professor…

The value of leadership cannot be overstated because leaders are the key drivers of institutions and organizations. Leadership has been researched and discussed through many lenses including leadership theories, leadership principles, leadership traits, leadership behavior, and leadership competencies. Leadership research and leadership studies…

Higher education has existed in Australia for 170 years, yet Indigenous Australians have participated for only half a century. One key change the Australian higher education sector has witnessed over the last decade is the steady increase of people occupying senior Indigenous leadership roles. These positions are indeed relatively new and have not…

While the education of first-generation students (FGS) has garnered the attention of scholars, educators, and policy makers, there is limited dialogue on how first-generation faculty and administrators (FGF/A)--that is, first-generation students who went on to become faculty and/or administrators--experience higher education and are engaged in…

Research on the group characteristics and channels for selection of party secretaries at private institutions of higher education has important significance in strengthening leadership by party organizations and perfecting internal governance structures at private institutions of higher education. A survey of 293 private institutions of higher…

Justification is given for paying relatively large salaries to college administrators, specifically the president or chancellor and the chief academic officer. Three administrative task areas are discussed as criteria: management, administration per se, and leadership. It is contended that only leadership can be used as a criterion for…

Research on power and the presidency shows leaders can develop charisma, the key to exercising authority. There is nothing genetic or intuitive about charisma; it comes through social distance, personal, style, and perceived self-confidence. (Author/MSE)

Although women and minority administrators are becoming more common, they still must enter and learn to work within higher education institutions that are unaccustomed to their presence, much less leadership. Their careers often depend on whether they can successfully negotiate various double-bind situations. (Author/MSE)

Guidelines are presented for the various levels of the government relations effort, minimum programs, staff responsibilities, and the role of associations. Advice on the politics of transition--as higher education moves to a lower priority in the political process--is also given. (Author/MSE)

The history, status, and expectations of women in higher education are chronicled. It is suggested that as their opportunities expand, women in academe may experience a new renaissance of their ability and potential. Among the issues addressed are new career oaths and administrator networks. (LBH)

Patterns and trends in the type, selection, qualifications, and authority of upper-level university administrators in European countries are reviewed. A tendency toward the North American model of an institutional administrator specializing in a particular aspect of administration and assisted by a specialized staff of second-level administrators…

A study of two colleges examined how the president's communicative behavior affects organizational life, viewed from a social constructivist perspective. It is concluded that the president can inadvertently create hard times even in good financial circumstances and abate them during serious financial decline. (Author/MSE)

The relevance of Richard E. Neustadt's presidential choice making theory to a university presidency is analyzed. This theory, which was introduced in Neustadt's 1960 publication "Presidential Power," is examined in regard to situations that occurred at Kent State University (KSU): the KSU Black United Student (BUS) confrontation with the…

The responsibility for graduate education and the power and authority structure among graduate deans, college or school deans, departments, and faculty were studied using a sample of 338 schools. Attention was directed to the following concerns: institutional characteristics that are related to the organization and administration of graduate…