University Press of America
Pages: 212
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Trim: 6⅛ x 8¾
978-0-7618-6458-5 • Paperback • October 2014 • $48.99 • (£38.00)
978-0-7618-6459-2 • eBook • October 2014 • $46.50 • (£36.00)
Abraham L. Gitlow is emeritus dean and emeritus professor of economics in the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Howard S. Gitlow is professor of management science in the School of Business Administration at the University of Miami.
Higher Education in a Free Society
Formal Authority and Diffusion of Power
The Academic Pecking Order and Unionization of the Academic Staff
The Budgetary Challenge and Fiscal Responsibility
The Fundraising Challenge
Other Aspects of Fundraising
Conflicts of Interest and Division I Sports
Service Functions: A Secondary Source of Threats to the Academic Mission
The University President: The Leader’s Job is Critical
Conclusion
Index
About the Authors
It is this open acknowledgment that institutions, and those actors inside them, are working with multiple – sometimes harmonious and sometimes contentious – missions in mind, which makes the Gitlows’ book a refreshing read. Perhaps it is due to the fact that this father and son team have spent a combined seventy-five years in academia, not just as scholars but also as administrators, that their combined work presents such a reasoned approach. . . .While a must read for anyone contemplating a future career as a university president or provost, this book also proves to be insightful to administrators, faculty, and policy makers, or anyone whose professional life is grounded in the world of higher education.
— Reflective Teaching
Another really insightful book about higher education from the Gitlows, father and son. This is a must-read for not only trustees, overseers, and the like but also for college administrators and, yes, even faculty members. Not since the publication of Henry Wriston's The Academic Procession have I read a better ‘think piece’ for anyone who aspires to be or is currently a college president.
— Richard West, emeritus dean, Stern School of Business, New York University