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This book is the first study of mergers of growth, rather than bankruptcy-related purposes, in American and British higher education.
A must-buy... for trustees, CEO's, CAO's and state system staff exploring how to merge two institutions of higher education.
Practical and theoretical advice on the academic, financial, administrative, legal, personnel, and student aspects of college mergers... An action plan for those involved in planning and implementing such mergers.
Book Details
Foreword, by Franklin Patterson
Preface
Part I. LEADERSHIPS: trategic Initiatives and Governance Structures
Chapter 1. Achieving Academic Excellence through Strategic Mergers: A New Approach
Chapter 2
Foreword, by Franklin Patterson
Preface
Part I. LEADERSHIPS: trategic Initiatives and Governance Structures
Chapter 1. Achieving Academic Excellence through Strategic Mergers: A New Approach
Chapter 2. Higher Education Mergers, Consolidations, Consortia, and Affiliations: A Typology of Models and Basic Legal Structures
Chapter 3. The Role of Trustees and Governing Boards in College and University Mergers
Chapter 4. Presidential Leadership and the Mutual-Growth Concept
Chapter 5. An Academic Action Plan for Faculty Involvement, Curriculum Revision, and Professional Development
Part II. OPERATIONS: Financial Planning and External Considerations
Chapter 6. Strategic Planning for Growth Mergers
Chapter 7. The Implications of a Public Institutional Merger
Chapter 8. The Business Aspects of College and University Mergers: A Plan for Merger Financing and Resource Sharing
Chapter 9. Merger Licensure and Accreditation
Part III. CONSTITUENTS: Campus Relations and Quality Service
Chapter 10. Merging Diverse Student Cultures
Chapter 11. Consolidating Library Collections and Learning-Resource Technologies
Chapter 12. Mergers, Institutional Advancement, and Alumni Relationships
Chapter 13. An International Perspective: Recent Growth Mergers in British Higher Education
Chapter 14. Conclusion: The Mutual-Growth Process - Myths and Realities
Appendix: Principal College and University Mergers
Notes
Bibliography
Contributors
Index