Three essays and a resource guide are offered to assist new college and university presidents in contemplating their tasks, both the "big picture" and "daily detail." Estala Mara Bensimon's essay, titled "Five Approaches to Think About: Lessons Learned from Experienced Presidents," presents five recommendations, including making campus visits…

This study is divided into two parts. The first part is an overview of the literature on boards. This includes consideration of boards of directors of business corporations, of school boards, and of social service boards. The review assesses this literature in terms of its relevance for improving social service boards. Also included is a detailed…

This annotated bibliography was developed as part of the State Structures for the Governance of Higher Education project, a national research effort. It identifies literature on governance in higher education, government, business, and K-12 education. A list of common abbreviations precedes the main listing. The 117 citations are listed…

A review of the literature on the functions and responsibilities of the board of trustees in nonprofit organizations shows the following as major areas of responsibility: (1) determinatlon of agency policy and assumption of the ongoing role of monitoring performance against established policies; (2) allocation of the organization's resources,…

This report to the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was prepared to provide the governments of member nations with information on what UNEP had done during 1985, and to serve as a communications mechanism to replace the usual meeting of the Governing Council in 1986. It contains chapters on: (1) the year in…

Calls for presidential evaluations resulting from accountability demands are discussed. A summary of the literature is detailed and various models are described including: Los Angeles Community College District "civil service model," Ad Hoc Committee Model, Minnesota State University System Model, and FIPSE Model. (Author/MLW)

This bibliography contains a selection of recent references on women in management, primarily books and articles published from 1975 to the present, though some older items are also included. The bibliography is divided into four areas. General bibliographies, books, pamphlets, articles, papers, and information bank abstracts about women in…

This annotated bibliography grew out of the need to extract information and opinion about educational policy-making boards in rural areas from the mass of governing board literature, since rural education institutions have distinct differences from urban ones in terms of financial support, student numbers, isolation, and resources. Annotated…

The personal liability of community college administrators and trustees hinges on the judicial interpretation of 42 USC Section 1983, the Civil Rights Act of 1871. That federal statute allows individuals such as students and teachers to recover money damages from those state officials who have violated their federal rights. Addressed to the…

This reading list is intended to introduce to community college trustees the rich store of material available to a person who wishes to become--and remain--well informed about community colleges and the important public service role of trustees. It includes an annotated bibliography of pertinent periodicals and newspapers, as well as abstracts of…

This document presents the final recommendations and background papers of a task force empowered by the Michigan legislature to consider the mission and roles of the state community colleges, alternative funding modes, and the responsibilities and interrelationships of the state and local governing boards. Following an overview of recommendations…