Leaders in the labyrinth : college presidents and the battleground of creeds and convictions

Leaders in the labyrinth : college presidents and the battleground of creeds and convictions / Stephen J. Nelson.

Author/creator	Nelson, Stephen James, 1947-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Westport, CT : Praeger Pub., 2007.
Description	xxviii, 228 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	College presidents--Professional ethics --United States. Education, Higher--United States --Administration. College presidents--United States --Interviews.

Series	American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education. ^A532177
Contents	Presidential leadership: navigating climate and challenges -- The hunt for dollars: appealing to constituents and critics -- Presidential engagements and entanglements: the university tackles the wider world -- Inheriting the wind: institutional stories and the shoulders of predecessors -- The contest for the middle: can the center hold? -- The dilemmas of diversity -- Political rightness and ideology: the battleground in and around the academy's walls -- The courage to hold the center: balancing convictions and passionate intensity -- Presidential imprints: securing the academic core from threats within and without -- Life in the bully pulpit: choices and dilemmas -- The present and the future: presidential prospects -- The presidential post: inside the job -- The future presidency: guardian of the soul of the university.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-224) and index.
LCCN	2007009380
ISBN	9780275997922 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0275997928 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	LB2341 .N3865 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold