Stephen J. Nelson

College Presidents Reflect

Life in and out of the Ivory Tower

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Produktbeschreibung

College presidents lead taxing and complex, though enormously fulfilling and rewarding, lives. The story that unfolds in College Presidents Reflect: Life in and out of the Ivory Tower is fashioned from the perspectives of over two-dozen retired former college presidents.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 403g
• ISBN-13: 9781475807615
• ISBN-10: 1475807619
• Artikelnr.: 39226245

Autorenporträt

Stephen J. Nelson is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Bridgewater State University and a Senior Scholar in the Leadership Alliance at Brown University. He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School, a Master of Arts in Religious Studies from the Hartford Seminary, and an A.B. in history from Gettysburg College. He is the author of four previous books about the college presidency, the most recent Decades of Chaos and Revolution: Showdowns for College Presidents in 2012.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: A Retrospective, Decades of Challenge and
Change in the College Presidency Chapter 2 The Sweet Sorrow: Exodus from
the "Oval Office" and Bully Pulpit of the College Chapter 3 The Next Act:
Is there Any Equal after a Presidency? Chapter 4 The Switch in Public
Voice: Is Anyone Listening? Chapter 5 "Regrets, I have a few": Memories of
Highs and Lows Chapter 6 The Shape and Shaping of the Presidency: The
Insights of Former Presidents and the Intrigue of the Office Appendix:
Roster of Interviewed Presidents Endnotes Bibliography Index