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Direct linkMichaelson, Martin – Trusteeship, 2009
Universities in the United States are hardly novices in international initiatives, yet overseas projects today, although enticing, often seem novel to them, long experience notwithstanding. A number of motivators drive the new zeal to go overseas. Among these are a resolve to stay competitive in this era of heightened inter-institutional…
Descriptors: Competition, International Education, Income, Marketing
Peer reviewedMichaelson, Martin – Change, 2003
Explores the complex, highly varied work of campus lawyers, asserting that at its core, the work of the lawyer in higher education is basically risk-management work. (EV)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Lawyers, Legal Responsibility, Risk Management
Michaelson, Martin – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2004
Weighing in at 567 pages, including 107 pages of footnotes, the 9/11 Commission Report is a metaphor for the primitive and often dysfunctional state of risk management in large organizations such as colleges and universities. President Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger, told the commission that government decisions "were made from…
Descriptors: Risk Management, School Security, Crime Prevention, Negligence
Download full textMichaelson, Martin; White, Lawrence – 1996
This paper reviews legal risks associated with staff layoffs at institutions of higher education and methods for managing those risks and describes planning steps designed to minimize institutional legal exposure. Legal risks include claims of breach of contract, discrimination, tortious conduct, and violation of labor laws, collective bargaining…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Dismissal (Personnel), Early Retirement, Economic Factors
