Higher Education Management

This audiobook will help new administrators (department chairs, directors, deans) understand and become more proficient in their financial management role within the institution. Highly accessible, practitioners will be able to put the book's guidance to immediate use in their work. It is also grounded in the latest knowledge base and filled with examples from across all types of institutions, so that it makes an ideal text for a courses in graduate programs in higher education leadership and administration.

Leadership in Higher Education explains the fundamental principles that support these practices and provides case examples of people in higher education who demonstrate each one. Drawing on the same pioneering research that formed the foundation of their classic best seller The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner offer a set of leadership skills and practices that will make a significant difference in every area of higher education - faculty, administration, library services, career counseling, auxiliary services, campus safety, and more.

Creativity and Innovation Have Become Mandatory in Higher Education No matter a college or university’s size, student body, affiliation, or type, every campus is facing increasingly complex challenges: enrollment shortfalls, budget deficits, and faculty and staff who are asked to do so much more with less. Stakeholder demands for increased accountability, shifting student demographics, and governmental policy changes are reshaping the higher education landscape. Leaders across the academy must be willing to adapt to undertake these challenges head-on. Disruptive Transformation draws on ...

As they say, there are a thousand ways to use a knife. If one method isn't working, don't keep doing it. It's time you try another effective method to help students see themselves and the world from a different, much better perspective.

In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son...

A memoir and a call to action, this intimate look at America’s long-standing struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children offers valuable insights for effecting change in families, communities, and nationwide. At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration to...

“Excellent.”—The Wall Street Journal Since its publication ten years ago, businesspeople, investors, doctors, parents, students, athletes, and musicians at every level have adopted the maxims of Talent Is Overrated to get better at what they’re passionate about. Now this classic has been...

Your institution has an attention problem. It's not a quality problem. Your faculty are excellent. Your programs deliver outcomes. Your campus transforms lives. But fewer people know about you than should. Prospective students scroll through hundreds of posts every day. They give new content three seconds before deciding to engage or move on. Three seconds. That's your window and most institutions are missing it. Attention Gap shows you how to close it. What you'll learn: Why the three-second window changes everything about how you communicate How authenticity beats polish in capturing ...

Based on ATLAS’ popular workshop, Conflict Management for Academic Leaders, this guide explains the difference between constructive and destructive conflict and offers sound advice for how to minimize the harmful effects of destructive conflict. Conflict is inevitable in academic units, but it doesn’t have to be counterproductive. This valuable resource provides six field-tested approaches for dealing with negative forms of conflict and restoring a positive work environment. In addition, like all ATLAS guides, this book is specifically written for the higher education environment and ...

A radical new plan of action for corporate managers from the co-author of In Search of Excellence and A Passion for Excellence. In this adaptation of his bold new book, Tom Peters delivers an urgent message: if American corporations are going to thrive in today's (and tomorrow's) turbulent...

The positive discipline method has proved to be an invaluable resource for teachers who want to foster creative problem-solving within their students, giving them the behavioral skills they need to understand and process what they learn. Each tool is tailored specifically for the modern teacher, with examples and solutions to each and every roadblock that stands in the way of cooperative and student-centered learning.

Daily observation of classroom teaching can significantly impact the quality of teaching and learning. Organized into 21 chapters designed to be read over a period of 21 school days, Now We're Talking! presents a results-driven approach that far surpasses traditional walkthrough models of feedback for teachers. School leaders will complete two cycles of teacher evaluations while reading the book and establish the necessary foundation for subsequent visits.

They told you college was the only way out. They lied. For too many teens of color and working-class kids, the "American Dream" is a trap of lifelong debt and empty promises. You’re told to study hard and get a degree, but no one teaches you the one thing that actually matters: How money really works. In Wealth Education for Minority Teens & Friends, finance blogger and "Teacher Homie G," C. Osvaldo Gomez, breaks the cycle. This isn't a dry classroom lecture—it’s a survival guide for the first generation to get rich. From the basics of "investing math" to spotting fake gurus and ...

In What Universities Can Be, the high-profile educator Robert J. Sternberg writes thoughtfully about the direction of higher education in this country and its potential to achieve future excellence. Sternberg presents, for the first time, his concept of the ACCEL model, in which institutions of higher education are places where students learn to become Active Concerned Citizens and Ethical Leaders.

Tired of being broke while your parents tell you to “just save”? Yeah, that advice doesn’t cut it anymore. Here’s the truth: school won’t teach you how to handle money. Your parents probably wish they’d learned this stuff earlier. But you? You’ve got a chance to get ahead now — while you’re still young. This isn’t another boring finance manual full of dusty tips like “skip lattes” or “make a chart.” Please. No one’s reading that. This is the book that actually shows you how to earn, save, and invest money in today’s world — the one with apps, online side ...

Design to Engage is a “how-to” book that will help you become an effective designer and facilitator of learning events. Practical, accessible, and jam-packed with tools to support facilitators to create impactful learning experiences, Design to Engage is a revelation and an inspiration.

Riverside University has 175 days to live. With enrollment plummeting, debt mounting, and faculty in revolt, new president Dr. Sarah Chen faces an impossible choice: merge with a larger institution and lose Riverside's identity, or attempt a transformation that could destroy the very institution she's trying to save. But hidden in abandoned databases, Sarah's team discovers something remarkable—10,000 "shadow population" students who started at Riverside but never finished. These forgotten alumni and their college-age children might hold the key to survival. If the fractured campus ...

Welcome to the wild world of Special Education. Whether you haven't started your year or you're already up to your ears in students and paperwork, this book is for you. I've taught Special Education for eighteen years — mostly high school, some middle school, across Phoenix, Denver, and Minneapolis. Self-contained, resource, co-taught, online, and in person. I've also sat on both sides of the IEP table — as a teacher, and as the parent of a child with an IEP — so I know how it feels from every chair in the room. This is the book I wish someone had handed me when I started. Not a ...

A compassionate guide that tackles one of the fastest-growing issues facing families everywhere: the increasing number of children who are refusing or reluctant to attend school. When a child stops going to school, the entire family feels the impact. School avoidance may look like defiance, but...

Higher education today faces declining enrollments, financial pressures, and public scrutiny, yet many institutions remain resistant to change, operating in silos that limit innovation and growth. Drawing from his experience founding The Community Solution Education System—a network of six colleges educating over 13,000 students—Horowitz presents a groundbreaking approach where institutions maintain their unique identities while collaborating to share resources, expertise, and vision.