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Academic Turnarounds Restoring Vitality to Challenged American Colleges and Universities
Edited by Terrence MacTaggart
ISBN: 0-275-98806-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98806-7
144 pages, 11 tables 2 figures
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/2007
List Price: $44.95 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • Million-dollar donations do not just appear like rescue ships on the horizon. Neither do effective marketing campaigns, positive press responses to achievements, or any other source of revitalization for colleges and universities. In this collection of articles aimed at Trustees, presidents and faculty, contributors describe the hard work and insight needed to get such major turnaround projects started, implemented, and assessed. They cover the three stages of revitalization, critical financial success factors, marketing and branding the new American colleges, fulfilling promises for faculty updates, getting practical in money matters, and managing turnarounds in public higher education. The collection closes with advice directly to presidents, donors, trustees and accreditors.
    —Reference & Research Book News     August 2007
  • Endorsement From Richard D. Legon
    President, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges:     In today's challenging environment for higher education there is increased pressure for institutions to maintain a high level of quality while managing efficiently. When institutions find themselves in a difficult position they need to take bold steps to renew themselves. Financial pressure is just one area that can put an institution in jeopardy. It is time for a fresh take on collaborative leadership to meet these challenges head-on and to develop and implement a path to a turnaround strategy, when it becomes a necessity. MacTaggart and his colleagues raise some important issues and present solid recommendations. Presidents, board members and other institutional leaders should read and consider the advice contained in its pages. It is a volume that adds value.
  • Endorsement From Richard L. Morrill
    Chancellor, University of Richmond:     Filled with vivid case-studies and careful analyses, Academic Turnarounds, is a highly useful and insightful book. Terry MacTaggart and his co-authors have made a substantive contribution to both the theory and the practice of leadership and management in academic institutions. It merits the interest of a wide audience, including faculty leaders, administrators, and trustees.
Description: MacTaggart discusses the early indicators of a college or univerity's neeed for a turnaround. He and his colleagues outline financal trends and other indicators of distress, as well as benchmarks for the various stages of an effective turnaround strategy. Academic Turnarounds will help trustees, presidents, and faculty members diagnose whether they are in denial about the true condition of the insitution they are charged with preserving. Donors, state officials, accreditors, and others interested in the quality and vitality of American higher education will find direction in this book. Academic Turnarounds assists leaders to develop dramatic, purposeful strategies to revitalize challeneged colleges and universities. What are the early warning signs that a college or university needs a turnaround? Waiting too long in the hopes that something other than dramatic, purposeful action will relieve a distressed institution is an all-too-common failing among trustees and other leaders. This book outlines the financial and other indicators of distress well as indicators of the stages in an effective turnaround strategy. It helps trustees in particular diagnose whether or not they are in denial over the true condition of the institution they are charged with preserving.
LC Card Number: 2006039613
LCC Class: LB2341
Dewey Class: 378
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