The Hottest Seat on Campus
A Roadmap for Mastering Leadership in College Admission
Seiten
2025
Harvard Educational Publishing Group (Verlag)
979-8-89557-021-0 (ISBN)
Harvard Educational Publishing Group (Verlag)
979-8-89557-021-0 (ISBN)
Delve into the multifaceted world of college admissions leadership, where navigating institutional politics, legal challenges, revenue objectives, and shared governance is crucial. This guide offers actionable strategies for team building, crisis management, and self-reflection to excel in a high-stakes environment.
An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education today
The college admission deanship — often called "the hottest seat on campus" — requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more, all while overseeing enrollment that meets demographic and financial objectives. A seat with high turnover, its opportunities for professional growth, in terms of extending networks, burnishing leadership credentials, and gaining invaluable institutional insight, are nevertheless unmatched. In The Hottest Seat on Campus, veteran counselor Angel B. Pérez helps newly appointed and rising admission deans get a handle on the role's core expectations and nuances for success.
As CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), Pérez knows firsthand how underprepared deans can be for the 'business' side of their job. Drawing on his own experience, as well as from interviews with current and former admissions leaders who represent a range of perspectives and institutions, Pérez demystifies the deanship and shares strategies for building teams, leading through crisis, navigating shared governance, leveraging the power of storytelling, and self-management.
Pérez points to the deeper characteristics and qualities that make for enduring success as a chief enrollment officer and admissions counselor, such as self-awareness, reflection, and the ability to ask the right questions before offering solutions. Grounded in Pérez's clear sense of the diverse skills practitioners need, the book offers an action plan professionals can quickly adapt to their own contexts.
An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education today
The college admission deanship — often called "the hottest seat on campus" — requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more, all while overseeing enrollment that meets demographic and financial objectives. A seat with high turnover, its opportunities for professional growth, in terms of extending networks, burnishing leadership credentials, and gaining invaluable institutional insight, are nevertheless unmatched. In The Hottest Seat on Campus, veteran counselor Angel B. Pérez helps newly appointed and rising admission deans get a handle on the role's core expectations and nuances for success.
As CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), Pérez knows firsthand how underprepared deans can be for the 'business' side of their job. Drawing on his own experience, as well as from interviews with current and former admissions leaders who represent a range of perspectives and institutions, Pérez demystifies the deanship and shares strategies for building teams, leading through crisis, navigating shared governance, leveraging the power of storytelling, and self-management.
Pérez points to the deeper characteristics and qualities that make for enduring success as a chief enrollment officer and admissions counselor, such as self-awareness, reflection, and the ability to ask the right questions before offering solutions. Grounded in Pérez's clear sense of the diverse skills practitioners need, the book offers an action plan professionals can quickly adapt to their own contexts.
Angel B. Pérez is CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. In this role, he represents over 28, admission and counseling professionals worldwide. He is recognized as a national thought leader and sought-after speaker on issues of educational equity, access, and success. Prior to his current role, he served as vice president for Enrollment and Student Success at Trinity College in Connecticut.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Jennifer Desjarlais |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-89557-021-0 / 9798895570210 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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