Disruption by Design in Higher Education: A Leader's Guide to Accelerated Transformation

Disruption by Design in Higher Education delivers a clear assessment of the headwinds confronting colleges and universities, offering a comprehensive set of strategies for implementing purposeful and timely change management.

With institutions facing closures and mergers at an alarming rate, each chapter equips leaders with ready-to-use environmental assessment tools to establish a diagnostic baseline and action plan tailored to their institution’s unique needs. The book begins by examining higher education’s identity, current state, and business model, then shifts focus to strategy development and execution, and concludes with three potential futures for institutions along with strategies to navigate them effectively.

Packed with actionable insights addressing pressing issues of institutional governance and finance, this guide is an indispensable resource for academic leaders committed to steering their institutions through transformative change.

Chapter 3 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.taylorfrancis.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 International license.

Steven G. Sloate has more than 35 years of executive management and governance experience in universities, academic health science centers, health systems, and disruptive entrepreneurial initiatives in challenging markets.

Robert G. Frank served as President of the University of New Mexico, USA. Before that he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Kent State University in Ohio, USA. He served as Dean of the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida for 12 years.

Timothy J.L. Chandler served as Executive Vice President and Provost, as well as Interim President of Towson University, USA.