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The Innovative Campus: Nurturing the Distinctive Learning Environment.
Kliewer, Joy Rosenzweig – 1999
This book explores the history and evolution of six innovative colleges, examining how these institutions have adapted and transformed themselves in today's social, political, and economic environments. The book contends that these institutions, which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, can serve as models today. Case study chapters describe the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Diversity (Institutional), Educational Environment, Educational History
Designing State Higher Education Systems for a New Century. Series on Higher Education.
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Callan, Patrick M.; Finney, Joni E. – 1998
This book examines the influence of policy environments, system design, and leadership on the performance of state higher education systems, using case studies of seven large and diverse state higher education systems: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Texas. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the evolution of state…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Policy, Futures (of Society), Governance
Moving a Battleship with Your Bare Hands: Governing a University System. First Edition.
Weinstein, Laurence A. – 1993
This volume offers personal reflections and professional advice on governing a state university system from the former president of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System Board of Regents, Laurence A. Weinstein. The book is organized into 10 chapters. Chapter I outlines Weinstein's background and his vision of the role of university system…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Administration
Maintaining Perspective: A Decade of Collegiate Legal Challenges.
Black, Dennis R. – 1997
This is a collection of brief articles from "Perspective: The Campus Legal Monthly Newsletter" concerning legal decisions relevant to higher education in the United States since 1986. The articles summarize court decisions which addressed legal issues in the following areas: academic decisions; academic employment and freedoms; copyright,…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Successful Fund Raising for Higher Education. The Advancement of Learning. Series on Higher Education.
Rhodes, Frank H. T., Ed. – 1997
This book presents 11 case studies of effective partnership fundraising at various institutions of higher education. After a foreword by Peter McE. Buchanan and a preface and introduction by Frank H.T. Rhodes, chapters are: (1) Successful Fund Rising at a Large Private Research University: Cornell University (Frank H. T. Rhodes and Inge T.…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, Community Colleges
The Art and Politics of College Teaching. A Practical Guide for the Beginning Professor.
Sawyer, R. McLaren, Ed.; Prichard, Keith W., Ed.; Hostetler, Karl D., Ed. – 1992
This book, intended for those in the early years of an academic career, presents papers on academic career development organized into two parts: Part 1 is on role expectations for beginning professors at eight institutions of higher education and part 2 describes career patterns by faculty members. Each of the two Parts begins with an editorial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Black Colleges, Career Development