Facing Vexing Problems for Community College Leaders

Perspectives and Guidance

Jon McNaughtan, Merrill Irving Jr., Terri L. Winfree, Greg Thomas (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

VII, 144 Seiten

2025
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-032-10106-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Written by scholars and past community college presidents, this book provides unique perspectives and tools for facing some of the most vexing problems for community college leaders. Structured for both current and aspiring presidents, the book introduces the 'challenge framework' and is structured the same way including the process for collecting information for the challenge, the approach to analyzing that information, a glimpse into how to structure potential initiatives to address the challenge, and  a discussion on the follow-up processes for each challenge. By using the framework in this book to examine nine of the most significant challenges that college leaders face, the work shows how to apply the framework to common challenges and wicked problems in higher education. The nine main challenges addressed in this book are situated in current research focused on executive college leaders and supplemented by the lived experience of college presidents to create a blend of theory and practice that best informs and prepares college leaders. The challenges focused on in this book include the executive leader search process, strategic enrollment management, board engagement, talent management, institutional politics, institutional finances, fundraising, inclusive programming, crisis management, and personal health. The challenges span the experience of being hired as a community college leader to the impact of leadership on one s personal life. Taking this wholistic approach is critical because too much of the current research only focuses on the day-to-day work of presidents. 

Autor

Jon McNaughtan, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Department Chair at Texas Tech University, USA, where his research focuses on higher education leadership broadly, and executive leader decision making specifically. His studies have centered on how to empower faculty, staff, and student leaders in higher education.

Merrill Irving Jr., EdD, serves as the Senior Executive of Advisory Services at FERRILLI, a Higher Education Consulting Firm in the United States. He has over 27 years of experience in Higher Education. He has served in a variety of roles including college president. Dr. Irving leads a team that provides higher education strategy and thought leadership for colleges and universities.

Terri Winfree, PhD, is the president of Dr. Terri L. Winfree and Associates, LLC, USA. Before retiring from the Illinois Community College System, she served seven years as the President of Prairie State College (PSC) in Chicago Heights, Ill. Dr. Winfree held numerous leadership positions for 45 years. She has served on several boards and committees throughout the Chicago Southland.

Gregory Thomas, PhD, has over thirty years of higher education experience. Currently, Dr. Thomas serves as a Senior Consultant and Executive Director of Client Development & Innovation for RH Perry & Associates, USA. Previously, he served as the President of Kennedy-King College. Dr. Thomas has also occupied vice president and dean positions at various community colleges throughout the country.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: The Challenge Framework and Other General Principles for leadership.- Chapter 2: The Executive Search and Selection Process.- Chapter 3: Enrollment Management and Student Success.- Chapter 4: Board Engagement and State Politics.- Chapter 5: Turnover and Talent Management.- Chapter 6: Institutional Politics.- Chapter 7: Institutional Finances and Fundraising.- Chapter 8: Communication.- Chapter 9: External Crisis Management.- Chapter 10: Personal Health.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.11.2025
• Zusatzinfo: VII, 144 p. 2 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: campus illness outbreak • college presidents in the United States • Crisis Management • effective DEI promotion in higher education • Effective Leadership Strategies • effective recruitment and marketing strategies • executive higher education leadership • institutional finances and fundraising • institutional success • racial tensions in higher education • student retention • well-being and effectiveness of college leaders
• ISBN-10: 3-032-10106-9 / 3032101069
• ISBN-13: 978-3-032-10106-8 / 9783032101068
• Zustand: Neuware