Presidential Transition in Higher Education - Managing Leadership Change

Foreword, vii George Keller Preface ix I CONTEXT 1 A New Model of Transition Management James Martin and James E. Samels 3(18) 2 Presidents Who Leave, Presidents Who Stay: A Conversation with Vartan Gregorian Vartan Gregorian and James Martin 21(9) 3 Pressures on Presidents and Why They Should Leave Steven Muller 30(7) 4 Passing the Baton: Leadership Transitions and the Tenure of Presidents Arthur Padilla 37(24) II ACTION 5 The Role of the Board in Presidential Transition William A. Weary 61(22) 6 A Proactive Model for Presidential Transition Patricia Stanley and Lee J. Betts 83(14) 7 When Presidents Leave Suddenly: From Crisis to Continuity E.K. Fretwell Jr. 97(14) 8 Presidential Turnover and the Institutional Community: Restarting and Moving Forward Nancy L. Zimpher 111(24) III KEY ISSUES 9 When Colleges Should, and Should Not, Use Executive Search Firms Jean A. Dowdall 135(25) 10 The Interim President: An Effective Transitional Leader Thomas H. Langevin and Allen E. Koenig 160(11) 11 Leaks Kill: Communication and Presidential Transition John Ross 171(18) 12 Weathering the Storm: Institutional Advancement during a Presidential Transition Charles Brown 189(9) 13 Shaky Ground in Troubled Times: The Legal Framework of Presidential Transitions James E. Samels and James Martin 198(21) 14 Partners in Transition: The President's Spouse as Overlooked Power Base Thomas J. Trebon and Scottie Trebon 219(6) 15 Knowing the End of the Beginning: A Conceptual Approach to Presidential Transition James Martin and James E. Samels 225(10) Notes 235(12) Bibliography 247(12) List of Contributors 259(6) Index 265