GUIDE YOUR INSTITUTION TOWARD A COMPELLING VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Academic officers are charged with among the most complex roles in institutions of higher learning. We must lead change, promote diversity, interface with parents and students, collaborate with department chairs, supervise faculty, set budgetary priorities--the list goes on. For every challenge and opportunity you'll face, The Essential Academic Dean or Provost provides the how. Jeffrey Buller has distilled the fundamentals into fifty lessons of academic leadership, each designed to be read and absorbed quickly. This is both a comprehensive guide and a handy daily reference that will help you master every intricacy of leading an institution of higher learning.

Praise for THE ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC DEAN OR PROVOST, SECOND EDITION

> --KENNETH R. BARTLETT, associate dean for faculty development and professor, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

> --ALFRED G. MUELLER II, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Neumann University, Aston, PA

JEFFREY L. BULLER is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University and senior partner in ATLAS (Academic Training, Leadership, and Assessment Services). He is the author of The Essential Department Chair, Academic Leadership Day by Day, Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation, Positive Academic Leadership, and Change Leadership in Higher Education, all from Jossey-Bass.