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Download full textKauffman, Joseph F. – 1974
This publication is meant to be a guide for governing boards, search committees, and presidential aspirants. It describes the main ingredients in the process of selecting the chief executive of a college or university campus. It is meant to be instructive to all the participants. Following a brief comment on higher education in the 1970's, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Colleges, Governing Boards, Higher Education
Direct linkKauffman, Joseph F. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1978
Formal evaluation of presidents of colleges and universities must take into account the special nature and needs of that role today, or the process will prove counterproductive. Resistance to evaluation, the politics of evaluation, problems and needs of presidents, and evaluation criteria are discussed. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, College Administration, Evaluation Criteria
Kauffman, Joseph F. – 1978
The advancement of women in higher education and the selection process of college presidents are addressed. The leadership role is increasingly a "political" one and authority has decreased in the last decade. There is much variation and complexity in institutions that affect the selection process. The two-year colleges are different in governance…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Selection, Change Strategies, College Administration
Peer reviewedKauffman, Joseph F. – Educational Record, 1977
Several newly-appointed presidents were interviewed regarding these questions: Is the college or university presidency what he expected it to be? How does the new president feel about the job? What are the most difficult and disappointing aspects of the job?
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Board Administrator Relationship, Females, Financial Problems
Kauffman, Joseph F. – AGB Reports, 1977
A confidential survey revealed these complaints: governing boards too often are oblivious to financial problems; multicampus boards are remote and uninterested; there is too little time to do everything; inherited staff do not always cooperate; women presidents have a special problem in the hostess role. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Females, Financial Problems
Kauffman, Joseph F.; Walker, Donald E. – 1978
Two speeches are presented: Expectations and Realities for the College President, by Joseph Kauffman, and Myths of the College Presidency, by Donald E. Walker. The first discusses the discrepancies between the expectations and realities in three areas: the relationship with boards of trustees, relations with central administration in the state…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration
