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Lessons Learned : Reflections of a University President
Lessons Learned gives unprecedented access to the university president's office, providing a unique set of reflections on the challenges involved in leading both research universities and liberal arts colleges. In this landmark book, William Bowen, former president of Princeton University and o...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; One Preamble and Context; Two Governing; The Trustees and the Resident Campus Community; Consultation and Decision-making on Campus; The Rotc Debate as an Illustrative Case of Shared Governance; Three Administering; Building an Effective Administrative Team; Structuring Interactions; Compensation-for Administrators and for the President; Four The University in Society: "At a Slight Angle to the Universe"; Basic Principles; The Proposed Boycott of J.P. Stevens; Divestment and South Africa; Freedom to Speak-and to Hear.
- Handling Dissent and Invoking DisciplineFive Setting Academic Priorities: Annual Budgeting; Process; Principles; Six Setting Academic Priorities: Strategic Decisions; Coeducation; Investing in the Life Sciences; Graduate Education and Professional Schools; Strategic Decision-making in General; Seven Building the Faculty; Recruiting and Retaining Faculty; Reviewing Tenure Recommendations and Salary Proposals; Faculty Diversity; Eight Undergraduates: Admissions, Financial Aid, and Inclusiveness; Diversity and Financial Aid; Affirmative Action and Race; Socioeconomic Status; Athletic Recruitment.
- Religious Divides: Jewish StudentsResidential Life; Nine Fund-Raising and Alumni Relations; Knowing Your Needs-and Your Donors; The Robertson Foundation Saga; Alumni Relations in General; Contending with Hostile Groups; Ten Life in a President's Office-and When to Leave; Partners, Colleagues, and Friends; Deciding What Not to Do as Well as What to Do; On Leaving; Eleven Epilogue: Why Colleges and Universities Matter So Much; Acknowledgments; References; Index.