A Game of Uncommon Skill: Leading the Modern College and University (American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education)

College and university presidents are shrouded in mystique, balancing consensus-driven leadership with bottom-line business. Grappling with the needs of trustees, students, parents, academic staff, and public policy makers, today's college and university presidents and chancellors face substantial--and risky--challenges. Here, Budig shares his insights with disarming clarity and candor. His broad experience elucidates the 'uncommon skills' required to survive, and prosper, in the little-taught and rarely understood profession of university leadership.