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Truth in Trustee Recruitment.

Knox, Warren B. – AGB Reports, 1988

New trustees who begin their board service with incomplete explanations or unrealistic expectations might find their tenure unsatisfying. After hearing the unvarnished truth-in-expectation, the new trustee will walk into the board relationship with eyes wide open. (MLW)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Administration, Governing Boards, Higher Education

The President as "Reasonable Adventurer."

Pray, Francis C. – AGB Reports, 1979

Seven questionable types of college presidents are described: 1) "Do it yourself and get it done right," 2) the hip-shooter, 3) philosopher king, 4) everything in its place president, 5) "Let's take a vote" executive, 6) the timid soul, and 7) the bull in the china shop. The eighth type, the reasonable adventurer, is seen as the effective…

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, College Administration, College Presidents