`In an era of sound bites, Smart Leadership for Higher Education in
Difficult Times provides an outstanding analysis of the context in
which today's colleges and universities operate. The essays are
thought provoking, insightful and valuable for preparing our
institutions for an uncertain future. Through case studies and
personal experience, contributors challenge readers to reflect on
our own institutions and re-imagine higher education.' - Graham B.
Spanier, The Pennsylvania State University, US `Smart Leadership
for Higher Education in Difficult Times makes the case that
bridging the time from recession to recovery with typical
belt-tightening tactics, without a strategy for fundamental change
in the higher education business model, is a formula for failure.
Globalization, changing demographics, evolving technology and jobs
of the future are only beginning to impact the business of higher
education. These trends, combined with the lingering effects of
constrained revenue, are the building blocks of a new business
environment. Reading this book will jump-start your thinking about
how innovation, reorganization, prioritization and strategic
investing are necessary for institutional success.' - John Walda,
National Association of College and University Business Officers,
US `In response to falling state support, limited returns from
endowments and increasing costs, colleges and universities have
turned to examinations of the mission of higher education and new
ways in which its missions can be achieved. Two of the many
provocative insights described in this series of papers concern the
permanent nature of change in the economic, demographic and
competitive environment, and the need for more creativity and
innovation.' - Risa Palm, Georgia State University, US `Smart
Leadership for Higher Education in Difficult Times offers positive
ideas and encouragement from some of the leading thinkers and doers
in higher education about how to lead proactively in response to
the sobering challenges now facing colleges and universities -
economic stagnation; the completion imperative; rapid demographic
changes; global competition; the stunning pace of technological
change; and the tensions among affordability and the stubborn
growth in college unit costs.' - William Zumeta, University of
Washington and Association for the Study of Higher Education, US As
the US economy emerges from the severest recession in a generation,
large questions regarding its long-term ramifications for higher
education remain unanswered. In fact, the harshest effects of the
economic downturn are likely ahead as campus leadership focuses on
enrollment, affordability and fundraising. This volume of essays
examines the challenges and opportunities for advancing higher
education's core missions of education, research and service in a
resource-constrained environment. Many parties will wish to return
to the old normal, but fulfilling the mission of higher education
will require implementing change in the face of opposition, gaining
support from key stakeholders, and maintaining morale in the
process. The new normal entails innovating to meet the needs for
higher education among a growing population of potential students
from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, many of whom are
ill-prepared for a college education and unaware of how to access
it, and a population of mid-career students seeking to retool or
reinvent themselves for the labor market. The economic success of
both individuals and the US economy are directly dependent upon
increasing the share of the population receiving a higher
education. Chapter authors include college and university
presidents and chancellors, and other senior administrators and
thought leaders from the higher education community. They provide
new and actionable information to enhance decision-making and
inform strategic planning as well as a contemporary examination of
the business of higher education and areas of potential new
research. This book is an excellent resource for academic
administrators, as well as for researchers and students in
business, management, economics, education and public sector
economics.
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