An expert guide designed to help university trustees become effective leaders.

Honorable Mention for Eric Hoffer Award (Business Category) by The Hoffer Project

We expect college and university trustees to hire the president, advise senior staff, manage investments and financial decisions, and oversee major strategic initiatives. Unfortunately, they sometimes come into this powerful role with little or no understanding of what they are meant to do or how their institutions work.

How University Boards Work, by Robert A. Scott, is designed to help trustees understand how to fulfill their responsibilities. Written by a widely respected leader in American higher education and former university president, How University Boards Work is the product of personal experience and considerable research. This concise, straightforward guide includes:

* an explanation of the difference between governance and management
* tips on how best to prepare for board decisions and discussions
* examples of positive and negative board behavior
* guidance about board professional development
* advice on managing transitions between chief executives

How University Boards Work will prove an invaluable resource for those responsible for governing colleges and universities, whether privately financed or state funded. It will also be an illuminating read for board secretaries, campus executives and administrators, faculty leaders, alumni volunteers, and public officials, as well as anybody seeking to understand institutional governance in the light of past and current trends in higher education.

An expert guide designed to help university trustees become effective leaders.

About the Author

Robert A. Scott is the former president of Adelphi University and of Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Reviews
The ideas are presented alongside some changes colleges and universities could make on their own, like modifying class schedules to make better use of facilities. But the inclusion of policy ideas in a book aimed at trustees fits a larger idea: the big picture matters for colleges and universities, and their leaders, as they face the future.
-Inside Higher Ed
An important resource for both trustees and presidents, as well as anyone seeking to understand institutional governance.
-Independent (Council of Independent Colleges)


Awards
Commended for Recipient of the Eric Hoffer Award for Nonfiction in the Culture Category 2019 (United States).



Book Information
ISBN 9781421424941
Author Robert A. Scott
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 272g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 14mm