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Green, Madeleine F.; Purser, Lewis – 2000
Since 1989, the Transatlantic Dialogue Program has provided opportunities for presidents of U.S. universities and rectors of European universities to reflect jointly about higher education and their institutions. In the 1999 Translatlantic Dialogue, participants from 16 countries created a chart of key indicators that reflect institutional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Presidents, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Atwell, Robert H.; Green, Madeleine F. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1987
Administrators expert in their own areas often have little opportunity to reflect the totality of the academic enterprise. Career mobility, collaboration, personal and professional development of faculty and staff, career opportunities, and career development especially for women and minorities are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Development, College Administration, College Presidents
Green, Madeleine F. – AGB Reports, 1986
Leadership styles change over time and with individuals. The relationship between presidential style and effect is explored. The essay suggests that crisis and change do not lend themselves to extensive collaboration and planning, but that to ignore the traditions of faculty input threatens the ability of an institution to move forward.…
Descriptors: Change, College Administration, College Presidents, Decision Making
Direct linkGreen, Madeleine F. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1981
Leadership and leadership development in academe pose a double-edged problem: the ambiguity of the educational enterprise makes that enterprise hard to manage, and the negative attitudes of educators towards the notion of managing education compound this basic problem. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Business, College Administration
Peer reviewedGreen, Madeleine F. – Educational Record, 1994
It is argued that the traditional model of the heroic leader is no longer appropriate for complex higher education institutions and that presidential power should be limited to participation in a leadership team. Leadership is seen as the creation of partnerships between and among constituencies. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Presidents, Cooperation
Peer reviewedGreen, Madeleine F. – Educational Record, 1984
The career progress of 748 recipients of American Council on Education fellowships for potential academic administrators since 1965 is discussed, comparing the rise to academic leadership positions of men, women, and minority group members, and comparing the progress of earlier and more recent program participants. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Career Ladders, College Administration, College Presidents
Download full textRoss, Marlene; Green, Madeleine F. – 2000
This report is the fourth in the National Presidents' Study series and presents results of the 1998 study responded to by 2,380 college and university presidents. Highlights of presidents in 1998 compared to 1986 include: the percentage of women presidents doubled, from 9.5 percent to 19 percent; the proportion of minority presidents increased…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Green, Madeleine F. – Trusteeship, 1997
College and universities urgently need presidents who can reinvent higher education and who have courage, patience, humanity, and vision. Presidents who are currently leading their institutions through fundamental changes have found they must win the hearts and minds of constituents, change some aspects of institutional culture, prepare for a…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Administration
Peer reviewedGreen, Madeleine F. – Educational Record, 1988
The first comprehensive profile of U.S. college presidents confirms the conventional wisdom about their characteristics and background. The study examined their academic preparation, career paths and mobility, minority group distribution, age, marital status, and the proportion of presidents from outside academe. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Career Ladders, College Presidents
Green, Madeleine F. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1981
A review of literature in the following fields is presented: leadership; administrator development and evaluation; presidential selection, role, and evaluation; collective bargaining; financial management of institutions; policy development; strategic planning and management; financial aid; the federal government and higher education institutions;…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Administration
