Building Academic Leadership Capacity: A Guide to Best Practices

Praise for BUILDING ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP CAPACITY

"The strength of this book is the thoroughness of the recommendations and how well the authors document them. A great read and resource for everyone who is or wants to be an academic leader presidents, provosts, deans, and department chairs."
Jerry R. Thomas, dean and professor, College of Education, University of North Texas

"This highly??engaging book is an invaluable and eminently practical??guide??for academic and administrative leaders seeking to initiate, enhance, and further develop their academic??leadership programs. Its distinctive focus on building a community of scholars through empowering leadership, coupled with its clarity and rich array of examples, make the book an indispensable resource for campus leaders and human resource professionals alike."
Edna B. Chun, associate vice chancellor for human resources, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

"This comprehensive book on academic leadership, written by two outstanding academic leaders, is a must–read for both new and experienced academic leaders who are serious about improving the performance of their units. The book leads one through both the why and how of a careful and successful journey to enhance leadership skills."
James L. Melsa, dean emeritus of the College of Engineering at Iowa State University

"In these times of rapid change, budget challenges, and concerned and cynical faculty in higher education, there has never been a greater need for effective, efficient, and relevant programs to build leadership capacity. Gmelch and Buller provide the framework and a blueprint on how to create such a program that is right for each institution of higher education."
Benjamin J. Allen, president emeritus, University of Northern Iowa

The Authors

Preface

Chapter 1: The Call for Academic Leadership Development

Chapter 2: Strategy

Chapter 3: Structure

Chapter 4: Systems

Chapter 5: Staff

Chapter 6: Skills

Chapter 7: Style

Chapter 8: Shared Values

Chapter 9: Putting It All Together: Comprehensive Academic Leadership

Appendix

Resource Guide 1: Academic Leadership Programs at the National Level

Resource Guide 2: Academic Leadership Programs at the System Level

Resource Guide 3: Academic Leadership Programs at the Institutional Level

WALTER H. GMELCH joined the faculty of the Department of Leadership Studies at the University of San Francisco after having served as the dean of the School of Education for nine years. He is director of the National Center for the Study of Academic Leadership and serves on the editorial board of several journals including The Department Chair, International Journal of Leadership and Change, Academic Leadership, and the International Leadership Journal. Gmelch has also served as dean of the College of Education at Iowa State University and interim dean of the College of Education, professor, and chair at Washington State University.

JEFFREY L. BULLER is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. Previously he held leadership positions at Loras College, Georgia Southern University, and Mary Baldwin College. As a senior partner in ATLAS (Academic Training, Leadership, and Assessment Services), he is currently active as a consultant to many colleges, universities, and university systems, such as the Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia, where he guides them in developing academic leadership capacity. He is the author of Positive Academic Leadership, The Essential Academic Dean, The Essential Department Chair, and many other titles from Jossey–Bass.