Describes an intensive training program for college and university administrators at Harvard University. (HS)

An interview with the new president of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (HS)

Mary Berry, the new provost at the University of Maryland, discusses her problems and future prospects as being one of the highest ranking black women academics in the U.S. (Author/PG)

Jacquelyn Mattfeld, Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs at Brown University has a dual role to play, that of Provost and Dean, and that of the university conscience involving women. (Author/PG)

Four elements that exercise a perverse influence on academic managerial behavior are identified: lack of objectives and performance criteria, collegiality and shared governance, disdain for administration, and productivity in academe. Three steps necessary to reconcile good management with subcultural values are identified. (MLW)

An article on presidential evaluations by James L. Fisher and Gary H. Quehl prompted a college president to look at his own evaluation. Thoughts on his own evaluation are presented. The evaluation produced a mixed review of presidential performance. (MLW)

This article argues that time is the single most important asset of college faculty and administrators and that, in the future, management of that time will be an increasingly important function of college administration. Ways to optimize use of time-related resources are outlined. (MSE)