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First Among Equals: The Role of the Chief Academic Officer - Hardcover

Martin, Professor James; Samels, James E.

 
9780801856129: First Among Equals: The Role of the Chief Academic Officer
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0801856124 ISBN 13: 9780801856129
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997

Synopsis

The first full-length study devoted to examining new roles and responsibilities of the chief academic officer -- now more often called vice president for academic affairs or provost than the traditional academic dean -- First Among Equals addresses the need for vision and leadership by these individuals in an increasingly complex higher education environment. Contributors to this landmark volume -- all present or former chief academic officers -- conclude that the most effective leaders combine high levels of managerial acumen with professional scholarship while challenging their institutions to provide effective programs for complex and demanding constituencies.

Each chapter of First Among Equals explores a different aspect of the chief academic officer's primary responsibilities, including relations with the president and the board, academic governance, curriculum development, new instructional technologies, enrollment management, legal affairs, and faculty development, among others. As higher education institutions compete to unprecedented degrees for the brightest students and the most accomplished faculty, First Among Equals provides much needed guidance for those who occupy or aspire to this position, both in understanding its expanding number of tasks and becoming expert at performing them.

Contributors: Roy A. Austenson, Michael Baer, James Coffman, Mark Edelstein, Michael Gallagher, Alice B. Hayes, Ruth Larimer, Georgia Lesh-Laurie, Paula Hooper Mayhew, James Martin, James E. Samels, Peter Stace, Jon Strolle.

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About the Author

James Martin is vice president for academic affairs at Mount Ida College. James E. Samels is president of The Samels Group Higher Education Consultants and founder of Samels Associates, a law firm specializing in higher education law. Together they write a regular column on higher education issues for the Boston Business Journal.

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Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801856124
ISBN 13 
9780801856129
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256