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Authors Nietzel and Ambrose reconstruct the anatomy of academic affairs gone bad. The problem of presidents versus professors is the sobering story of how 'shared governance' turned to 'mutual mistrust.' Fortunately, the authors provide readers with ways to salvage campus collaboration essential to fulfulling an institution's mission.
Sound leadership is certainly a key factor in running a successful college or university, but the relationship between a leader and an institution's core constituency—the professoriate—may be more crucial to long-term success. Nietzel and Ambrose examine important cases where these relationships fell apart, what led to their breakdown, and how the aftermath affected both sides of the campus conflict. While this book may help academic leaders avoid the black mark of 'no confidence,' it will also surely help professors push for positive and effective change at their institutions.
No Confidence is more than just a comprehensive examination of no-confidence votes: it is a description and analysis of the fraught state of higher education in the United States. Trustees, presidents, and faculty members would benefit from its advice about how to make things at least a little less fraught.
Concerned with who has power and control to shape higher education's future? Seeking a professorship or presidency? Then understanding faculty votes of 'no confidence' is essential and this book is the place to start. Free of emotional handwringing, this thoughtful investigation puts the votes in their political and historical place, required for determining their future.
In this first-of-its-kind study, Michael Nietzel and Charles Ambrose, both experienced university leaders, do more than analyze the history and increasing popularity of no-confidence votes in university presidents. They provide strong—and, for some audiences, controversial—recommendations that might forestall such votes on our campuses, even in these times of turmoil in American higher education.
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Preorder
Trim Size
6
x 9
Pages
232
ISBN
9781421453569
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface: No Confidence Votes: The Slings of Arrows and Academia
1. No-Confidence Votes From Parliament To Campus
2. Why and How No-Confidence Votes are Conducted
3. No
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface: No Confidence Votes: The Slings of Arrows and Academia
1. No-Confidence Votes From Parliament To Campus
2. Why and How No-Confidence Votes are Conducted
3. No-Confidence Votes and Financial Crises
4. No-Confidence Votes and Shared Governance
5. No-Confidence Votes: Fatal or Feeble
6. A Better Way
Appendix
