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Presidential Transition in Higher Education: Managing Leadership Change.


By James Martin James Martin or Jim Martin may refer to:

Politicians:
  • James Martin (Australian politician) (1820–1886), former Premier of New South Wales
  • James D. Martin (born 1918), U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • James G.
, James E. Samels & Associates; The Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C.  Press; 2004; 273pp.; $45.

The average tenure for a university president has dropped dramatically over the past century or so, plummeting from more than a decade to somewhere around 5 years. This means that the typical college or university can continually expect to be working to acclimate a new president, helping to ease the transition of an outgoing president An outgoing president is a president or, generally, other head of state or government when he holds office between the election of his successor and the inauguration by which that successor assumes power. , or preparing for a presidential search.

Presidential Transition in Higher Education higher education

Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art.
 is a series of essays detailing the finer points of presidential change, from the role of the board to the use of an executive search firm to the changing role of the presidential spouse.
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Title Annotation:Between the Lines
Author:Lorenzetti, Jennifer Patterson
Publication:University Business
Date:Dec 1, 2004
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