The Essential Academic Dean or Provost: A Comprehensive Desk Reference, 2nd Edition

GUIDE YOUR INSTITUTION TOWARD A COMPELLING VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Academic officers are charged with among the most complex roles in institutions of higher learning. We must lead change, promote diversity, interface with parents and students, collaborate with department chairs, supervise faculty, set budgetary priorities—the list goes on. For every challenge and opportunity you'll face, The Essential Academic Dean or Provost provides the how. Jeffrey Buller has distilled the fundamentals into fifty lessons of academic leadership, each designed to be read and absorbed quickly. This is both a comprehensive guide and a handy daily reference that will help you master every intricacy of leading an institution of higher learning.

Praise for THE ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC DEAN OR PROVOST, SECOND EDITION

"At a time when effective leadership in higher education is needed more than ever to chart a new course through an expanding range of challenges, so too is the need for a clear road map to guide the complex work of academic leaders. Buller has provided the most complete and definitive guidebook to explore the practice of leading academic units—this book is a resource to keep close at hand."
—KENNETH R. BARTLETT, associate dean for faculty development and professor, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

"Buller draws from his extensive experience as a dean and a vice president of academic affairs to outline the types of constituents and the types of situations—good, bad, and neutral—that deans and provosts really do encounter on an annual basis. That realism and insight drawn from experience makes this book a keeper!"
—ALFRED G. MUELLER II, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Neumann University, Aston, PA