Scarcely a week goes by without a headline about the unsustainability of higher education as we know it, under threat from new models, for-profits, or online education. Most threatened are small liberal arts colleges - with commentators predicting the demise of colleges with fewer than 1,000, or even 1,500 students. Are these trends inevitable, or can they be overcome?
Scarcely a week goes by without a headline about the unsustainability of higher education as we know it, under threat from new models, for-profits, or online education. Most threatened are small liberal arts colleges - with commentators predicting the demise of colleges with fewer than 1,000, or even 1,500 students. Are these trends inevitable, or can they be overcome?Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Alice W. Brown spent much of her academic life as an administrator at Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky, having taught previously at Appalachian State, Ohio University, and Eastern Kentucky University. She directed an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant that led to the formation of the Appalachian College Association, which she then led as president until her retirement.
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Foreword by William G. Bowen Preface Introduction 1. Early History 2. Twentieth Century 3. Twenty-first Century Part One. Turning Around 4. Trustees 5. How Governing Boards Fail-Susan Whealler Johnston 6. Presidents 7. Observations of a Past President-Michael G. Puglisi 8. Faculty and Staff 9. The Role of Faculty and Staff in Reviving Fragile Institutions-Elizabeth R. Hayford 10. Financial Resources Part Two. Going It Alone 11. Sue Bennett College 12. Mary Holmes College 13. Lindenwood University Part Three. Merging with Another College or University 14. RX for Nonprofit Colleges-Richard K. Kneipper 15. Barat College/DePaul University 16. Western College/Miami University Part Four. Partnering with a For-Profit 17. College of Santa Fe 18. The For-Profit Challenge-Robert Zemsky Part Five. Lessons Learned 19. Is There a Future for Small Colleges-Richard R. Johnson Conclusions Afterword Endote-Elizabeth R. Hayford References About the Contributors Index
Foreword by William G. Bowen Preface Introduction 1. Early History 2. Twentieth Century 3. Twenty-first Century Part One. Turning Around 4. Trustees 5. How Governing Boards Fail-Susan Whealler Johnston 6. Presidents 7. Observations of a Past President-Michael G. Puglisi 8. Faculty and Staff 9. The Role of Faculty and Staff in Reviving Fragile Institutions-Elizabeth R. Hayford 10. Financial Resources Part Two. Going It Alone 11. Sue Bennett College 12. Mary Holmes College 13. Lindenwood University Part Three. Merging with Another College or University 14. RX for Nonprofit Colleges-Richard K. Kneipper 15. Barat College/DePaul University 16. Western College/Miami University Part Four. Partnering with a For-Profit 17. College of Santa Fe 18. The For-Profit Challenge-Robert Zemsky Part Five. Lessons Learned 19. Is There a Future for Small Colleges-Richard R. Johnson Conclusions Afterword Endote-Elizabeth R. Hayford References About the Contributors Index
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