Bowen Lessons Learned

Reflections of a University President
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3758-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 67, 184 Seiten

Reihe: The William G. Bowen Series

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowen, William G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CHAPTER ONE: Preamble and Context 1

CHAPTER TWO: Governing 7

The Trustees and the Resident Campus Community 8

Consultation and Decision-making on Campus 16

The ROTC Debate as an Illustrative Case of Shared Governance 21

CHAPTER THREE: Administering 24

Building an Effective Administrative Team 24

Structuring Interactions 30

Compensation--for Administrators and for the President 32

CHAPTER FOUR: The University in Society: "At a Slight Angle to the Universe" 35

Basic Principles 35

The Proposed Boycott of J. P. Stevens 42

Divestment and South Africa 44

Freedom to Speak--and to Hear 46

Handling Dissent and Invoking Discipline 53

CHAPTER FIVE: Setting Academic Priorities: Annual Budgeting 59

Process 59

Principles 61

CHAPTER SIX: Setting Academic Priorities: Strategic Decisions 66

Coeducation 67

Investing in the Life Sciences 73

Graduate Education and Professional Schools 76

Strategic Decision-making in General 81

CHAPTER SEVEN: Building the Faculty 84

Recruiting and Retaining Faculty 84

Reviewing Tenure Recommendations and Salary Proposals 91

Faculty Diversity 95

CHAPTER EIGHT: Undergraduates: Admissions, Financial Aid, and Inclusiveness 98

Diversity and Financial Aid 99

Affi rmative Action and Race 101

Socioeconomic Status 106

Athletic Recruitment 109

Religious Divides: Jewish Students 112

Residential Life 115

CHAPTER NINE: Fund-Raising and Alumni Relations 119

Knowing Your Needs--and Your Donors 120

The Robertson Foundation Saga 124

Alumni Relations in General 127

Contending with Hostile Groups 129

CHAPTER TEN: Life in a President's Offi ce--and When to Leave 133

Partners, Colleagues, and Friends 133

Deciding What Not to Do as Well as What to Do 136

On Leaving 140

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Epilogue: Why Colleges and Universities Matter So Much 144

Acknowledgments 149

References 155

Index 161

Über Autor(innen)

William G. Bowen is president emeritus of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Princeton University. His many books include the acclaimed bestseller The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions and Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities (both Princeton).