During declining revenue, community college leaders may be unable to balance their budgets effectively. Community college managers who fail to balance budgets negatively impact a college's financial sustainability. Grounded in Burn's transactional leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies…

In this report, the second in the On Shared Equity Leadership series, we highlight four distinct ways to structure Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) that we observed from our participating institutions. We lay the groundwork for understanding these structures by first describing some of the more common or traditional ways that diversity leadership…

Community colleges in the United States are faced with several challenges, one of which is increasing the percentage of students that earn an associate degree. Research (American Association of Community Colleges, 2012; Amey, 2005; Eddy, 2010; Roueche, 2008) suggests that community college administrators need to think, act, manage, and lead in…

Herein, C. A. Stanley comments on R. A. Leon's "Journal of Diversity in Higher Education" article, "The Chief Diversity Officer: An Examination of CDO Models and Strategies" that focuses on the role of the chief diversity officer (CDO) in higher education. Stanley, in her position as Vice President and Associate Provost…

This study uses an explanatory mixed methods methodology to attempt to determine the reporting relationships between business and IT executives within the university. The study also explores IT and business executives thoughts on these relationships. Supporting research from organizational studies and business-IT alignment is combined in order to…

Research leadership in Australian universities takes place against a backdrop of policy reforms concerned with measurement and comparison of institutional research performance. In particular, the Excellence in Research in Australian initiative undertaken by the Australian Research Council sets out to evaluate research quality in Australian…

The role and responsibilities of the chair of an academic department in higher education is considered from the perspective of both actor and agent, within the context of the institution being served and the department being represented. The intent of this article is to further research on the role of department chair by analyzing it in the…

UK higher education is undergoing a period of significant change that generates a series of tensions and difficulties for universities and university leaders. This paper explores these tensions through analysis of findings from a study comprising 152 semi-structured face-to-face interviews in 12 UK universities. Building on from theories of…

Calls for more effective management of the governance process. Reviews models of governance systems and offers suggestions for effective governance. Includes a checklist of questions to be asked of those responsible for governance systems in community colleges. (DMM)

Recommends the Administrative Q'Sort for defining administrative roles and functions and eliminating conflicts within organizations. Uses the technique to describe the position of dean of community services at a community college via a listing of 60 job responsibilities grouped into nine priority categories. Discusses how the technique can be…

Longrange planning is the key to continued successful development of colleges and universities. Essential elements of effective developmental planning include (1) clearly stated institutional objectives, (2) a careful inventory of resources, (3) a thorough understanding of operations, (4) a realistic timetable, (5) an unambiguous philosophy of…

Model bylaws for independent colleges are presented to assist the institutions in writing or revising their own bylaws. The model is designed to provide the basis, and not to be taken verbatim, for discussion on the form of governance that may be established by private institutions. The bylaw articles concern: powers of trustees; membership of…

Management theories tend to simplify the complex needs, desires, motives, and abilities of teachers who are also counselors, researchers, planners, and parliamentarians. The task of the academic administrator is to seek coherence of goals and a commitment to student development by focusing disparate visions toward common ends. (MLW)

This paper provides a framework for understanding the complexity of the chief student affairs officer (CSAO) at higher education institutions, examining existing models and an alternative, "cluster-culture" model. It notes that current literature on the CSAO position is inadequate in its description of the roles, responsibilities, and orientations…

THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION PRESENTED THREE SEMINARS IN 1961 FOR PROFESSORS OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. THE AIM WAS TO ENCOURAGE A MORE SYSTEMATIC USE OF CONCEPTS AND THEORIES IN RESEARCH ON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. THIS REPORT PRESENTED 22 PAPERS WHICH WERE PRODUCTS OF THE SEMINARS. THE PAPERS WERE GROUPED UNDER--(1) SOCIAL…