Searching for Higher Education Leadership

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Searching for Higher Education Leadership Advice for Candidates and Search Committees

By Jean A. Dowdall

ISBN: 0-275-99146-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99146-3

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216 pages, n/a

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 2/28/2007

List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education

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[A] spectrum of sound advice, clear alternatives, and significant information....Beach read? No. Absolute must read for every academic who may ever be either a candidate or a search committee member? Definitely.
—ACE Network News Summer 2007
Attempting to meet the needs of readers from elite national research and liberal arts institutions, regional comprehensive institutions, and public and private institutions, educational leadership consultant Dowdall provides advice on the executive search process for presidents, chancellors, or vice presidents/vice chancellors for academic affairs, student affairs, advancement, enrollment, or finance.
—Reference & Research Book News May 2007

Endorsement From Shelly Weiss Storbeck,
Managing Director and Vice President,
Edward W. Kelley & Partners: Jean Dowdall has written the essential guide -- which updates and exceeds every other book -- for both candidates and search committees engaged in presidential searches. It not only has the depth of Riesman and McLaughlin's original research in 1990, but provides advice on contemporary challenges: how to set up e-reading rooms for file review or how to engage spouses/partners in a search. Her book answers every question about best practices, and even more importantly, provides guidance to all segments of higher education. For committees and candidates eager to do their homework before a search, this is the comprehensive book to consult.
Endorsement From Robert H. Atwell,
President Emeritus,
American Council on Education: There are many first-rate professionals in the highly competitive business of academic searches but few, if any, have as much first-hand experience as faculty members and administrators as Jean Dowdall. All that experience and a tireless work ethic and attention to detail has brought her to the top ranks of her profession. And to top it off, she brings instinctively good judgment to the delicate task of matching candidates with institutions. This book typifies her exhaustive approach to searches and it is now the indispensable seminal work for search practitioners and scholars.
Endorsement From George L. Mehaffy,
Vice President for Academic Leadership and Change,
American Association of State Colleges and Universities: For a number of years now, I have been complaining about the lack of useful guidance about the search process for presidential aspirants.... Finally, however, much of the mystery is being removed from the search process, both for candidates and for search committees, with the publication of Searching for Higher Education Leadership . This detailed analysis by Jean Dowdall offers insights and wisdom gained from a long and distinguished career in the world of academic searches. [As a result of her publication,] more knowledgeable candidates and better prepared search committees should increase the number of talented and capable leaders selected for America's colleges and universities.

Description: Dowdall's book offers sample documents for candidates as well as for the search committees, and includes a substantive bibliography. From her vantage point outside the institution, Dowdall is able to provide a unique point of view and insightful comments on the complex and often daunting process of the academic executive search. Key selling points include: The eagerness for career advice that exists, both from candidates (Part I of the book) and search committees (Part II of the book); a visible author, who writes a monthly column in the Chronicle of Higher Education and lectures often at leadership seminars; and information on this subject which covers all institutional types, including liberal arts colleges, comprehensive institutions, research universities, and community colleges.

LC Card Number: 2006038813

LCC Class: LB2331

Dewey Class: 378


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