Book Review of On Being Presidential: A Guide for College and University Leaders by Susan Resneck Pierce
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2013
Publication Title
Review of Higher Education
Volume
36
First page number:
114
Last page number:
115
Abstract
Few higher education professionals are presented with the opportunity to receive mentoring from a university president emerita. Through a narrative, mentoring tone, Susan Resneck Pierce’s On Being Presidential: A Guide for College and University Leaders offers an insightful guide for academic leaders seeking to understand the complexity of the presidency and the greater challenges faced by today’s colleges and universities. Pierce is a higher education consultant who received many accolades during her 12 years as president of Puget Sound University, and most of the book’s content is derived from her presidential experience and her interviews with current and former presidents representing various institutional types. Thus, Pierce refreshingly provides detailed, real-world examples for almost every major topic presented.
Controlled Subject
Education, Higher; Universities and colleges--Administration; Universities and colleges--Faculty
Disciplines
Educational Leadership | Higher Education Administration
Language
English
Publisher Citation
Gianoutsos, D. (2013). Book review of On being presidential: A guide for college and university leaders. The Review of Higher Education, 36(5).
Repository Citation
Gianoutsos, D.
(2013).
Book Review of On Being Presidential: A Guide for College and University Leaders by Susan Resneck Pierce.
Review of Higher Education, 36
114-115.
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