A college is only as strong as its board of trustees. While the
media frequently report on threats facing colleges and
universities, no sector of higher education is in more danger than
private colleges with small endowments and low enrollments.
Numerous small private liberal arts colleges could benefit from
careful consideration of characteristics and practices of
successful trusteeship. In How Boards Lead Small Colleges, Alice
Lee Williams Brown and Elizabeth Richmond Hayford focus on small
colleges-the kind that seldom attract the attention of researchers.
Integrating case studies with theoretical analyses of college
governance, they explain the basic responsibilities of boards while
demonstrating how some develop practices that fulfill these
responsibilities more effectively than others. The book emphasizes
strategic planning and collaboration between the board and central
administration-advice useful to those governing colleges and
universities of all sizes and strengths. For decades, the authors
led consortia of small colleges and served on boards of multiple
nonprofit organizations. Here, they interview trustees and
presidents at dozens of small colleges across multiple states to
identify the role governing boards play in building strong private
colleges. Encouraging presidents to consider new approaches for
working with their boards based on mutual dedication to
strengthening institutions, Brown and Hayford also urge trustees to
challenge new thinking from their presidents without interfering in
internal operations. How Boards Lead Small Colleges is designed to
appeal to anyone with a special interest in the future of small
private colleges, which play a critical role in the world of higher
education.
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