The Essential Academic Dean: A Practical Guide to College Leadership Book

About the Author     iv
Introduction     v
The Dean's Role
The View from the Middle     1
Preparing for the Dean's Role     8
What Kind of Dean Are You?     16
Creating a Vision for the College     24
Building a Shared Vision for the College     31
Launching Initiatives     37
Leading Reform     44
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Role     50
The Dean's Constituents
Students     57
Parents     63
Faculty     70
Challenging Employees     78
Department Chairs     86
Staff     94
Other Deans     103
Upper Administrators     109
Friends of the College     116
Donors and Potential Donors     121
Boards, Trustees, and Legislators     129
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Constituents     136
The Dean's Staff
Searching for and Building a Strong Administrative Team     144
Interviewing a Candidate     152
Closing the Deal     160
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Staff     167
The Dean's Budget
Setting Budgetary Priorities     174
Supervising a Budget     182
Implementing Budget Cuts     189
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Budget     195
The Dean's Documents
Budget Proposals     202
Faculty Evaluations     208
Chair Evaluations     216
Position Requests and Descriptions     224
Program Reviews     232
Policies and Procedures     239
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Documents     244
The Dean's Leadership
Leadership When Meeting One on One     252
Leadership When Chairing Committees     258
Leadership from the Middle     265
Leadership in Development and Increasing Revenue     272
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Leadership     280
The Dean's Challenges
Terminating a Faculty Member     287
Replacing a Chair     296
Responding to Emergencies     303
Dealing with the Media     308
Intellectual Property Disputes     315
Addressing Differences with Other Administrators     322
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Challenges     329
The Dean's Unique Opportunities
The Honors College     336
The Professional School     344
The Graduate School      352
Consortia, Centers, and Institutes     360
The Unionized Environment     368
Promoting Diversity     374
The Dean as Chief Academic Officer     381
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Unique Opportunities     388
The Dean's Next Step
Knowing When It's Time to Go     394
Changing Institutions     401
Returning to the Faculty     407
Planning for a Higher Administrative Role     414
A Scenario Analysis on the Dean's Next Step     421
Epilogue: A Checklist for the Essential Academic Dean     429