College Presidents Reflect

Life in and out of the Ivory Tower

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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College presidents lead taxing and complex, though enormously fulfilling and rewarding, lives. The story that unfolds in College Presidents Reflect: Life in and out of the Ivory Tower is fashioned from the perspectives of over two-dozen retired former college presidents. The over-their-shoulders view we get from these men and women who have sat on the presidential perch provides an unprecedented view of the office, of the pathways to presidencies, and of the ways in which tenures conclude when presidents decide, at times pushed, to exit. Does anything after leaving office compare with the status and regard regularly accorded presidents? How do their bully pulpits change from the power of the presidency to life? What are the high successes and unforeseen regrets born out of time in the office? From their journeys we learn lessons about leadership. We hear about how one gets into the presidency, planned or not. There is only one true source of insight and reflection about these issues and that is those who have been there, these former college presidents.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-12-16
Mått159 x 240 x 17 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor166
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781475807615

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Stephen J. Nelson is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Bridgewater State University and a Senior Scholar in the Leadership Alliance at Brown University. He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School, a Master of Arts in Religious Studies from the Hartford Seminary, and an A.B. in history from Gettysburg College. He is the author of four previous books about the college presidency, the most recent Decades of Chaos and Revolution: Showdowns for College Presidents in 2012.

PrefaceChapter 1Introduction: A Retrospective, Decades of Challenge and Change in the College PresidencyChapter 2The Sweet Sorrow: Exodus from the “Oval Office” and Bully Pulpit of the CollegeChapter 3The Next Act: Is there Any Equal after a Presidency?Chapter 4The Switch in Public Voice: Is Anyone Listening?Chapter 5“Regrets, I have a few”: Memories of Highs and Lows Chapter 6The Shape and Shaping of the Presidency: The Insights of Former Presidents and the Intrigue of the OfficeAppendix: Roster of Interviewed PresidentsEndnotesBibliographyIndex

Much recent writing about the college presidency is shaped by one political agenda or another and reveals little understanding of the actual work of academic leadership. Stephen Nelson's volume, by contrast, relies heavily on conversations with those who have served as presidents and have the opportunity now to look back on the rewards and challenges of the position. It is important reading for anyone who genuinely wants to learn about what it means to lead these complex organizations we call colleges and universities.