Merging Colleges for Mutual Growth

A New Strategy for Academic Managers
Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8018-6682-1
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

In Merging Colleges for Mutual Growth, James Martin and James E. Samels bring together a distinguished group of higher education professionals to provide the first comprehensive handbook for those involved in—or considering—an academic merger, consolidation, or new form of resource sharing.

Providing practical and theoretical advice on the academic, financial,administrative, legal, personnel, and student aspects of mergers, the authors set forth an action plan for those involved in planning and implementing a mutual growth–rather than a bankruptcy bailout—merger. They cite numerous instances of successful mergers in the United States and Great Britain and offer specific examples to explain why they succeeded.

Among the topics discussed are presidential leadership, the challenges of curriculum restructuring and faculty development, the legal and financial implications of mergers, the role of trustees and governing boards in both public and private institutions, and strategies merging student cultures, alumni organizations, and library resources. The book also includes hints and checklists useful to academic managers planning a merger or anyone affected by one, including alumni and local community members.

Contributors: Bryan E. Carlson, James Martin, Andre Mayer, Sheila Murphy, Franklin Patterson, Patricia Sacks, James E. Samels,Victor F. Scalise, Jr., Paul Temple, John F. Welsh, Celia Whitchurch, Donald L. Zekan.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martin, James

Patterson, Franklin

Samels, James E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Franklin Patterson
Preface
Part I. LEADERSHIPS: trategic Initiatives and Governance Structures
Chapter 1. Achieving Academic Excellence through Strategic Mergers: A New Approach
Chapter 2. Higher Education Mergers, Consolidations, Consortia, and Affiliations: A Typology of Models and Basic Legal Structures
Chapter 3. The Role of Trustees and Governing Boards in College and University Mergers
Chapter 4. Presidential Leadership and the Mutual-Growth Concept
Chapter 5. An Academic Action Plan for Faculty Involvement, Curriculum Revision, and Professional Development
Part II. OPERATIONS: Financial Planning and External Considerations
Chapter 6. Strategic Planning for Growth Mergers
Chapter 7. The Implications of a Public Institutional Merger
Chapter 8. The Business Aspects of College and University Mergers: A Plan for Merger Financing and Resource Sharing
Chapter 9. Merger Licensure and Accreditation
Part III. CONSTITUENTS: Campus Relations and Quality Service
Chapter 10. Merging Diverse Student Cultures
Chapter 11. Consolidating Library Collections and Learning-Resource Technologies
Chapter 12. Mergers, Institutional Advancement, and Alumni Relationships
Chapter 13. An International Perspective: Recent Growth Mergers in British Higher Education
Chapter 14. Conclusion: The Mutual-Growth Process - Myths and Realities
Appendix: Principal College and University Mergers
Notes
Bibliography
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Samels, James E.
James E. Samels is CEO and president of The Education Alliance and founder of Samels & Associates, a law firm concentrating in higher education law. They are the authors of Turnaround: Leading Stressed Colleges and Universities to Excellence; Presidential Transition in Higher Education: Managing Leadership Change; Merging Colleges for Mutual Growth: A New Strategy for Academic Managers; and First Among Equals: The Role of the Chief Academic Officer, all published by Johns Hopkins.

Martin, James
James Martin is a professor of English at Mount Ida College and academic vice president of The Education Alliance.

James Martin is vice president for academic affairs at Mount Ida College. James E. Samels is president of The Samels Group Higher Education Consultants and founder of Samels Associates, a law firm specializing in higher education law. Together they write a regular column on higher education issues for the Boston Business Journal.