A revolution has been taking place in the ranks of higher
education. University and college presidents—once almost
invariably the products of ""traditional"" scholarly, tenure-track
career paths, up through the provost’s office—are rapidly
becoming a group with diverse skills and backgrounds. The same is
true for many deans and administrative leaders. In Higher Calling:
The Rise of Nontraditional Leaders in Academia, Scott C. Beardsley,
dean of the University of Virginia’s prestigious Darden School of
Business, offers a new vision of leadership for today’s higher
education. Grounded in the author’s own inspirational story of
leaving McKinsey & Company in pursuit of a new source of
meaning in his professional life, Higher Calling employs research
gathered from search firm executives who now play king or queen
maker in presidential and dean searches. It also takes into account
information from U.S. liberal arts colleges—considered by many to
be the bellwethers of change—to explore what set of strengths an
institution of higher education needs in a leader in the
twenty-first century. Beardsley explores the widely varying
definitions and associated numbers of traditional and
nontraditional leaders and asks, Why are U.S. colleges and
universities hiring nontraditional candidates to lead them into the
future? How are the skills required to lead higher education
institutions changing? Or has the search process changed, resulting
in a more diverse set of candidates? Providing not only an analysis
of nontraditional leaders in higher education but also strategies
for developing skills and selecting leaders, Beardsley offers a
wealth of information for the modern university in the face of
change.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Virginia Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2017 |
| Authors: |
Scott C. Beardsley
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8139-4053-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8139-4053-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780813940533 |
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