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Peer reviewedSmith, Ralph Lee – Planning for Higher Education, 1979
A national conference of 24 college and university presidents and communications experts on the changing role of higher education in society is reported. The transformations occurring in the field of electronic communications are also discussed. (PHR)
Descriptors: College Presidents, College Role, Conferences, Educational Technology
Pusser, Brian – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2000
This paper summarizes the proceedings of the 1999 Symposium on Research and Scholarship on Higher Education Governance, Trusteeship, and the Academic Presidency sponsored by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. The symposium addressed the state of research…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Presidents, Educational Research, Governance
Download full textSwiggett, Glen Levin – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
The Commissioner of Education authorized the specialist in charge of commercial education of the Bureau of Education to confer with a small group of administrative professors in engineering and commerce for the purpose of discussing ways and means whereby a larger number of students in engineering and commerce might be prepared better for…
Descriptors: Business Education, Managerial Occupations, Engineering, Housing
Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education, 1984
Papers from special seminars and the 1984 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) are presented. Issues pertaining to sponsorship of a college or university, and specifically sponsorship by a religious body, are addressed in seven articles. Considerations that may be common to all types of institutional…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role, College Administration
Georgia Univ., Athens. Inst. of Higher Education. – 1986
Views of faculty members and staff at the University of Georgia concerning the responsibilities and qualifications of the next college president are presented in 1986 panel papers. Panels represented various disciplines as well as the university's public service, research, and student affairs offices. Panel paper titles and authors are as follows:…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Ancillary School Services, College Presidents
Standing Conference of Rectors, Presidents, and Vice-Chancellors of the European Universities. – 1993
A 1993 meeting of academic leaders from the United States and European universities, one of a series on the future of higher education, is summarized. The central issues were the preparation of higher education for the future in the midst of massive global change, the collaborative roles of the American Council on Education and the Standing…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, College Presidents, Educational Change
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1982
The theme of the 21st annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) was consideration of the missions of member institutions and the leadership required to execute them. Through institutional visions, the creative process of education takes place, and the hard decisions of higher education leaders help…
Descriptors: Administrators, Awards, College Administration, College Presidents
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1987
The conferences reported in this document represent two phases of a process that has resulted in an array of programs to strengthen publicly assisted higher education in the state of Ohio. The following conference papers are provided: "A State Perspective on Excellence (and What Is Excellence?)" (Paul J. Olscamp); "The Role of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Administration
Berte, Neal; And Others – 1985
Lessons learned by five small, private colleges about meeting the challenges facing higher education are described. Each of the colleges developed a unique educational program emphasizing the liberal arts that responds to current challenges. Each school has experienced increased enrollments and retention, growth in endowments and plants, larger…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Presidents
American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Rockford, IL. – 1981
Issues pertaining to private higher education are considered in five articles. In "Toward a Philosophy of Higher Education," Ben C. Fisher suggests a need for greater unity of purpose, more attention to producing good citizens, and a sense of the importance of religious values. The maintenance of a strong dual system of education, both at the…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Citizenship Responsibility, College Presidents, College Role
American Council of Learned Societies, 2005
This American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Occasional Paper presents the proceedings of a conference on "Liberal Arts Colleges in American Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities" convened by ACLS in November 2003 in Williamstown, Massachusetts with the support of the Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences at…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Research Universities, Academic Achievement, Social Sciences
Gubser, Lyn; Millard, Richard M. – 1982
The issue of academic fraud is addressed in a transcript from a three-part series entitled "Degrees for Sale" from the "Donahue on Today" television show, and two essays drawn from presentations at the 1981 annual conference of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. The essays are "Stopping Fraud and Ensuring Quality," by Lyn…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Administrator Responsibility
Gies, Joseph, Ed. – 1984
The future of the liberal arts was considered at a 1984 symposium attended by college presidents, board chairpersons, and trustees from liberal arts colleges belonging to the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. The symposium proceedings include an address by Elmer W. Johnson, "Stewardship and the…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Conference Proceedings, Demand Occupations, Economic Factors
American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Rexburg, ID. – 1985
Six talks from a conference on private higher education are presented. In "Regulating the Private University in the Name of Civil Rights," Robert A. Destro considers the "prevailing philosophy" of civil rights enforcement and developments since 1964. "AAPICU and 'The Civil Rights Act of 1984,'" by Bruce C. Hafen,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Role, Church Related Colleges, Civil Rights
