The Essential Academic Dean or Provost / J-B Anker Resources for Department Chairs (PDF)

The go-to reference for academic leaders seeking practical
answers to everyday challenges

The Essential Academic Dean or Provost explains the "how"
of academic leadership, providing a practical, comprehensive,
reality-based reference for almost any problem, challenge, or
opportunity. This updated second edition includes new chapters on
the difference between leadership and management in higher
education, leadership in politically charged environments,
effective strategies for making decisions, and working with
associate deans or provosts, plus new case studies, new research,
and ten additional chapters available on the companion website.
Each topic deals concisely with the most important information
deans and provosts need when faced with a particular situation,
providing both a comprehensive guide to academic leadership as well
as a ready reference to be consulted as needed.

The role of a dean or provost at a modern university is
extremely complex, involving budgeting, community relations,
personnel decisions, management of a large enterprise, fundraising,
and guiding a school, college, or entire institution toward a
compelling vision of the future. The details academic leaders have
to deal with are numerous and critical, and every little thing
matters. This invaluable guide provides the answers you need when
you need them, and gives you framework for successfully navigating
your job's many competing demands.

* Build support for a shared vision of the future

* Interact effectively with different internal and external
constituencies

* Learn decision-making techniques specific to the academic
environment

* Set, supervise, and implement a budget that allows your
programs to flourish

Academic leaders need a handy, focused reference that provides
authoritative answers to the many issues and questions that arise
every day. With proven solutions to a multitude of challenges,
The Essential Academic Dean or Provost shows academic
leaders what they need to know in order to successfully guide their
institutions into the future.