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Freelen, Robert E. – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1980
Guidelines are presented for the various levels of the government relations effort, minimum programs, staff responsibilities, and the role of associations. Advice on the politics of transition--as higher education moves to a lower priority in the political process--is also given. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, College Presidents, Fund Raising
Healy, Patrick – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1996
David L. Boren, former governor and Senator, has become the most powerful president in the University of Oklahoma's history. Boren wants to give the university the feel of a small private college. His stature gives him flexibility to act decisively and quickly. However, some faculty feel his priorities are wrong and others feel he's moving too…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Career Change
Schwartz, Michael; Poorman, Paul A. – AGB Reports, 1992
Trustees and other officials of state higher education institutions should understand their role in the legislative process, including respecting and understanding the political process; working closely with the institution's lobbyist, knowing your limits and advantages, monitoring public opinion, understanding campaign contributions,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governance, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Direct linkLasher, William F.; Grigsby, Gwen; Sullivan, Charlotte – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
Examines the work of the college or university chief financial officer (CFO) in government relations, focusing on the CFO's responsibilities, methods of working with state legislatures, pitfalls in legislative relations, and special problems faced by institutions in capital cities. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, Geographic Location
Dozier, Jana – AGB Reports, 1990
When a state legislator requested that the president of Southwest Missouri State University stop production of a drama department production about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the administrator refused to accede to pressure and enlisted and won the board's support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents
Peer reviewedBell, Terrel H. – Change, 1988
A former Secretary of Education outlines ways in which the new secretary can provide the leadership necessary to make America a nation of learners, through relationships with the Cabinet, the President, Congress, and the education community. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Agency Role, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textEducation Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1991
Difficulties and rewards in using state assessment policy to benefit both students and the state are reviewed. The questions examined in this guide will help state policy makers know the questions they should ask about whether, what, and how well students are learning. Questions were developed from four seminars in 1989, 1990, and 1991 on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, College Students, Educational Assessment
