This qualitative study took a focused look at Fordham University's adult college, now referred to as Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies. The study explored the history of Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies, first established in 1944 as the School of Adult Education and followed it through its 78-year…

For this study, we interviewed eight Canadian and American continuing education deans and directors to explore how their personal accounts or "stories" about leadership high-light the dynamic nature of their leadership roles. This article focuses on the potential impact of these stories to better integrate and serve the adult learner…

In spring 2010, institution-wide budget cuts resulted in several layoffs at Framingham State University (FSU), including the position of Associate Dean of the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE). In his position as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of DGCE, Scott Greenberg asked their Vice President for…

With the implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS), K-12 teachers, counselors, and administrators will be held accountable for meeting the explicitly defined standards of college and career readiness for every high school graduate. An equivalent and reciprocal challenge is also placed upon universities to prepare future education…

The author shares a story told to him by a colleague more than thirty years ago. The dean of a midsized American university was explaining the path to tenure to a roomful of newly appointed assistant professors. "We know you boys can all "field"," he declared. "Now we want to see if you can hit." A lot has changed over the intervening decades. If…

In this economy, college and university continuing education units will not automatically reap the benefits of returning adult learners as in past recessions: this economy caused a drastic reduction of resources available to the workforce and for personal revenue. As a result of decreased personal income and workforce training funding, competition…

For the last few decades, improving learning space has generally meant renovations to existing space, because raising new buildings has simply not been within most public or private institutions' budgetary capacity. But sometimes, the opportunity to oversee the development of a new building occurs. The dean who is given such an important project…

There has been a significant increase in interest in the development of educational leadership in recent years, not least in the school sector. However, little research exists on how leaders in higher education have learnt to lead, particularly those in "middle-leadership" positions such as heads of faculties and departments. This study…

The impending retirements of many community college leaders creates a need to better understand who the chief academic officers (CAOs) are and the paths they followed to become CAOs. Nonetheless, researchers have paid relatively little attention to this important leadership position. To address this gap in the literature, the authors undertook a…

What does it take to convince an education professor with leadership potential to seriously consider becoming a dean? In this article, the authors highlight what was learned at a conference where deans and mid-career faculty members discussed ways to tap and prepare future leaders. Funded by the Spencer Foundation, the conference was held in June…

Distance education might be a viable alternative to preparing principal candidates amid a national shortage of qualified applicants. Distance education has the potential of preparing more candidates in less time than the traditional method of face-to-face instruction. Distance education allows institutions to reach candidates in rural areas that…

This annual bulletin, formerly prepared and published by the National Association of State Universities, has been published by the Bureau of Education for the past seven years. The data given are taken from reports received from the offices of the presidents of the various institutions, and the figures printed are substantially as given in those…

This is the third part of the 1937 educational directory published by the Office of Education. This bulletin focuses on colleges and universities, including all institutions of higher education. Institutions are classified according to their offerings into six types: (1) College or university offering liberal arts; 4-year; degree-granting; (2)…

This 1926 educational directory published by the Bureau of Education covers the following categories: (1) United States Bureau of Education; (2) Principal State school officers; (3) County and other local superintendents of schools; (4) Superintendents of public schools in cities and towns; (5) Public-school business managers; (6) Presidents of…

This Educational Directory for the years 1915-16 contains listings for the following: (1) Officers of the United States Bureau of Education; (2) Principal State school officers; (3) Officers of State boards of education; (4) Executive officers of State library commissions; (5) Superintendents in cities and towns of 2,500 population and over; (6)…