{"product_id":"how-to-run-a-college-a-practical-guide-for-trustees-faculty-administrators-and-policymakers-9781421424774","title":"How to Run a College: A Practical Guide for Trustees, Faculty, Administrators, and Policymakers","description":"\u003cp\u003eResidential colleges are the foundation on which US higher education is based. These institutions possess storied traditions fondly cherished by students, alumni, and faculty. There is no denying, however, that all colleges today struggle with changing consumer preferences, high sticker prices, and aging infrastructure. Technological and pedagogical alternatives--not to mention growing political pressure--present complex challenges. What can colleges and smaller universities do to stay relevant in today's educational and economic climate? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their concise guide, \u003ci\u003eHow to Run a College\u003c\/i\u003e, Brian C. Mitchell and W. Joseph King analyze how colleges operate. Widely experienced as trustees, administrators, and faculty, they understand that colleges must update their practices, monetize their assets, and focus on core educational strategies in order to build strong institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitchell and King offer a frank yet optimistic vision for how colleges can change without losing their fundamental strengths. To survive and become sustainable, they must be centers of dynamic learning, as well as economic engines able to power regional, state, and national economies. Rejecting the notion that American colleges are holdovers from a bygone time, \u003ci\u003eHow to Run a College\u003c\/i\u003e shows instead that they are centers of experimentation and innovation that heavily influence higher education not only in the United States but also worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian C. Mitchell,W. Joseph King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421424774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian C. Mitchell \u003c\/b\u003eis a principal in Academic Innovators. He is the past president of Bucknell University and Washington \u0026amp; Jefferson College. \u003cb\u003eW. Joseph King\u003c\/b\u003e is the president of Lyon College. He is the former executive director of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education and Rice University's Connexions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44436201570419,"sku":"9781421424774","price":55.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4fb7f13c-d385-47bf-b69c-0e4b8dba7c24.jpg?v=1772893150","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/how-to-run-a-college-a-practical-guide-for-trustees-faculty-administrators-and-policymakers-9781421424774","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}