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Jeffrey L. Buller has served in administrative positions ranging from department chair to vice president for academic affairs at four very different institutions: Loras College, Georgia Southern University, Mary Baldwin College, and Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of thirteen books on mostrar mais higher education administration, a textbook for first year college students, and a book of essays on the music dramas of Richard Wagner. More recently, he has been active as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, and, along with Robert E. Cipriano, is a senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership, Assessment Services, through which he has presented numerous workshops on academic leadership and faculty searches. His most recent books include The Essential Academic Dean or Provost, Second Edition (2015) and Change Leadership in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation (2014). mostrar menos

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It can seem at times as though all of academic administration today is focused only on the need for continual change and the endless pursuit of "the big idea.” This book takes an entirely different approach to developing your proven academic leadership: It introduces one practical and field-tested idea each day for an entire academic year.
 
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CELTLibrary | May 17, 2017 |
With any reference source the first criteria I look at are, 1) does the author(s) know their stuff, and 2) is the book readable.

The first criteria of deals with issues of authority and research, and to a small degree whether the author(s) can explain clearly what they know. The second criteria, for me, has more to do with explanations and a great deal to do with whether the writing is dry, cumbersome, and bland, versus entertaining and quickly absorbable. [There is, of course, a spectrum involved and authors can fall anywhere on those respective scales.] There is too the case of organization --which I think falls under both criteria.

As far as 'Authority' -- I thought there was no doubt that the author knew his stuff. I don't ask you to trust my opinion. Look elsewhere for conformation.

As for organization -- there are sections on Leadership, budgets, and the college eco-system. By far most of the material is about Leadership, it's definition and how the Dean/Provost fits into the college system. As he puts it, the Dean/Provost leads from the middle.

There were many sections about Leadership and it wasn't immediately clear to me what was covered under each section. But once you read the first paragraph it's entirely clear what is covered. (And perhaps it was just my problem and I was missing the obvious.)

>>In higher education, the politic are particularly vicious because the stakes are so small.>>

LOL. There are humorous bits like the above throughout the book. And I must say that this book was much more readable than I ever thought it would be. So it meet the highest standards for my two initial criteria. Recommend.

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My main bugaboo with desk references is readability. If I'm presented with dry, esoteric material I frankly will only use the reference under the most dire circumstances. THE ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC DEAN OR PROVOST is very readable.

--review copy
--book #11 for 2016
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PamFamilyLibrary | Feb 7, 2016 |
The title "Change Leadership in Higher Education" expresses the dual focus of Jeffrey Buller’s new book. Buller describes processes for leading change in colleges and universities. He also argues that how leadership is exercised in higher education needs to change. Both focuses are linked in Buller’s opinion. He argues that change efforts in higher education have largely failed because university and college leaders have adopted change processes designed for the hierarchical structures of business and the military. Such processes are not applicable to the decentralized structures of higher education institutions. Buller puts forth a detailed and convincing case for why faith in revered processes such as strategic planning and change management is misplaced. He goes on to propose specific methodologies that are more effective and analyzes case studies of university and college change initiatives to make his case. This book is essential reading for anyone striving to implement change in higher education. The book is also recommended to those outside of higher education who are responsible for initiating organizational change. Buller challenges many of the long held practices of change management and describes how to move to change leadership.… (mais)
 
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mitchellray | Jun 27, 2015 |
Writing a book entitled "The Essential Academic Dean" automatically puts the title into a pretty narrow niche. Jeffrey L. Buller's book is a great practical guide for this most exalted of all administrative positions. It is primarily written for university-level administrators, but I found much of the book useful as an independent school administrator. Buller treats such topics as creating a school vision, faculty evaluations, student interactions, financial issues, staffing, and the like. He discusses things like faculty evaluations and budget procedures in a thorough fashion and goes step-by-step through many important topics. There's nothing here that I felt was completely new to me, but Buller puts everything together in a coherent and well-organized manner. "The Essential Academic Dean" doesn't make for great reading, but it is a good reference book. I wish I'd had this title when I started my position as academic dean.… (mais)
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dmcolon | Jul 1, 2008 |

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