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Leaders in the Labyrinth
College Presidents and the Battlegrounds of Creeds and Convictions
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2010
Summary
Leaders in the Labyrinth sheds light on how presidents conduct the influence and power of their office, especially in the use of their pulpits, how they navigate issues of political correctness, and how they hold the center of the university together, in contentious times and against competing ideological forces. Nelson has formulated a comprehensive image of the tenor, talents, and temperaments essential for todayOs presidency, for those who aspire to assume leadership in the future and for those who select the leaders of our colleges and universities.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-275-99792-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-60709-657-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
230
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Chapter 01. The Hunt for Dollars: Appealing to Constituents and Critics No access
Chapter 02. Presidential Engagements and Entanglements: The University Tackles the Wider World No access
Chapter 03. Inheriting the Wind: Institutional Stories and the Shoulders of Predecessors No access
Chapter 04. The Dilemmas of Diversity No access
Chapter 05. Political Rightness and Ideology: The Battleground in and around the Academy’s Walls No access
Chapter 06. The Courage to Hold the Center: Balancing Convictions and Passionate Intensity No access
Chapter 07. Presidential Imprints: Securing the Academic Core from Threats Within and Without No access
Chapter 08. Life in the Bully Pulpit: Choices and Dilemmas No access
Chapter 09. The Presidential Post: Inside the Job No access
Chapter 10. The Future Presidency: Guardian of the Soul of the University No access
A Coda: Creeds and Character No access Pages 209 - 220
