First Among Equals

A Role of the Chief Academic Officer
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-8018-6673-9
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

The first full-length study devoted to examining new roles and responsibilities of the chief academic officer—now more often called vice president for academic affairs or provost than the traditional academic dean—First Among Equals addresses the need for vision and leadership by these individuals in an increasingly complex higher education environment. Contributors to this landmark volume—all present or former chief academic officers—conclude that the most effective leaders combine high levels of managerial acumen with professional scholarship while challenging their institutions to provide effective programs for complex and demanding constituencies.

Each chapter of First Among Equals explores a different aspect of the chief academic officer's primary responsibilities, including relations with the president and the board, academic governance, curriculum development, new instructional technologies, enrollment management, legal affairs, and faculty development, among others. As higher education institutions compete to unprecedented degrees for the brightest students and the most accomplished faculty, First Among Equals provides much needed guidance for those who occupy or aspire to this position, both in understanding its expanding number of tasks and becoming expert at performing them.

Contributors: Roy A. Austenson, Michael Baer, James Coffman, Mark Edelstein, Michael Gallagher, Alice B. Hayes, Ruth Larimer, Georgia Lesh-Laurie, Paula Hooper Mayhew, James Martin, James E. Samels, Peter Stace, Jon Strolle.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martin, James

Samels, James E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Part I. THE ACADEMIC MISSION
Chapter 1. First among Equals: The Current Roles of the Chief Academic Officer
Chapter 2. Faculty Relations and Professional Development: Best Practices for the Chief Academic Officer
Chapter 3. Leveraging Resources to Enhance Quality: Curriculum Development and Educational Technologies
Chapter 4. Academic Governance: The Art of HerdingCats
Part II. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Chapter 5. Shaping the Leadership Team: The President, Governing Board, and Chief Academic Officer
Chapter 6. Creating Common Ground: Student Development, Academic Affairs, and Institutional Diversity
Chapter 7. Enrollment Management
Chapter 8. Financial Management and Budget Planning: A Primer for Chief Academic Officers
Part III. THE EXTENDED COMMUNITY
Chapter 9. Managing a Cross-Cultural Experience: Grants and Contracts
Chapter 10. External Relations and Institutional Advancement: Building Bridges, Seeking Friends
Chapter 11. College Legal Counsel and the Chief Academic Officer: Changing Times, Changing Law, and Changing Challenges
Chapter 12. Conclusion: The Disappearing Chief Academic Officer
Notes
Bibliography
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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

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.

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.