Learning Resources

Abstract: Book Review: Privacy and the Handling of Student Information in the Electronic Networked Environments of Colleges and Universities. CAUSE, 1997.52 pages

Abstract: Calls for a reexamination of the way in which higher education institutions select their leaders. The prevalence of the "lame-duck" syndrome, exacerbated by resignations up to a year in advance and the appointment of interim leaders to serve while searches for permanent leaders take place, has repercussions throughout the institution in terms of willingness to take risk and to implement substantive change. Proposes some possible alternatives to the current system of recruitment and replacement as a means of facilitating strong leadership on campus.

Abstract: Asserts that institutional rankings based on quantitative measures are largely meaningless; comparative, qualititative measures are the only useful measure of an institution’s strengths and weaknesses relative to its peer institutions. Advocates providing more honest and thorough information to students struggling to determine which institution is the best "fit," and suggests three foci for campus planners and policymakers: student body composition; interaction between students, faculty, and administrators; and the physical plant.

Abstract: Colleges and universities must respond and respond swiftly to the array of pressures and concerns, both internal and external, with which they are now faced. But who will carry out the necessary reforms? Contends that the greatest barrier to such reform is shared governance, and that campuses must return to "first principles" of higher education leadership, which recognize the president as chief transformational leader and the faculty as consultants, not equal players, in the management of an institution.

Abstract: Reflects on the growing trend to link construction and renovation with income-producing schemes: conferences, institutes, receptions, lectures, and other special events organized by outside groups in need of appropriate facilities. Focuses in particular on retail and hotel accommodations and fitness facilities as primary vehicles for generating revenues.

Abstract: Book review: Restructuring Higher Education: What Works and What Doesn't in Reorganizing Governing Systems, edited bt TErrence MacTaggert, Jossey-Bass, 1996. 260 pages. ISBN 0-7879-0193-8.

Abstract: They distrust each other but need each other. Is there hope for better relations? Subtitles: The big change in education reporting; What can be done?; Pull quotes: "Neither the typical academic nor the average journalist understands well what the other does." "There has been a major shift in the way the American press treats education." "Be as open with the press as you possibly can. And be open quickly." "The public relations officer should be as accomplished as the financial vice president or dean of the law school." "Colleges and universities will need to plan more strategically to educate legislators and the public."

Abstract: Book review: Free Speech in the College Community, by Robert O'Neil. Indiana University Press, 1997. 280 pages. ISBN 0-253-332-67-2

Abstract: Book review: Beyond Fund Raising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment, by Kay Sprinkel Grace, John Wiley & Sons, 1997. 288 pages. ISBN 0-47-16232-9.

Abstract: Book Review: Planning and Mangement for a change Environment: A handbook on Redesigning Postsecondary Institutions, edited by Marvin Peterson, David Dill, and Lisa Mets. Jossey-Bates, 1997. 562 pages. ISBN 0-7879-3875-0