A go-to resource to help provosts, deans, presidents, and trustees
effectively meet the challenges of leading a college or university.
As the chief academic officer, the provost plays the central role in the
contemporary university or college. He or she leads the faculty and
serves as their key representative to the administration while
simultaneously acting as the administration's spokesperson to the
academic faculty. How has this essential leadership position evolved
over the past few decades, and what are the best practices to adopt for
succeeding in specific operational areas?
In seventeen essays written by some of the most successful chief
academic officers in the United States, The Provost's Handbook
outlines key topics related to the changing environment of higher
education while explaining what constitutes effective leadership at the
college and university level. How, for example, does the provost lead in
a time of disruption and shifting needs? What skills should he or she
nurture in new faculty? What role should data and institutional research
play in decision making? How can a provost navigate the often stormy
situations of shared governance? These questions--and many more
challenges presented by this role--are addressed in this essential
volume.
Assembled by James Martin and James E. Samels, accomplished authors and
scholars of leadership in higher education, The Provost's Handbook is
destined to become the go-to resource for deans, presidents, trustees,
and chief academic officers everywhere.
