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Winnebagos on Wednesdays

How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education. The William G. Bowen Series

By (author) Scott Cowen
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, New Jersey, United States
Published: 20th Feb 2018
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN-10: 069117461X
ISBN-13: 9780691174617
Barcode No: 9780691174617
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Why a strong mission and inspired leadership are vital to the success of America's colleges and universities In 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback. Despite an undefeated football season and putting the best financial deal on the table, Cowen was unable to retain the school's football coach. The coach wanted something the president didn't have--a football program so popular, as the coach put it, that fans would line up their Winnebagos on Wednesdays in anticipation of Saturday games. In that moment, Cowen improbably found himself in the entertainment business-and his university was deemed wanting. At a time when schools seem overrun by sports programs, spiraling costs, and absurd ranking systems, Winnebagos on Wednesdays argues that colleges and universities of all stripes and sizes can achieve their educational aims if they possess two things: visionary leadership and a strong mission. Cowen, named one of the nation's top university presidents by Time magazine in 2009, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the critical demands faced by many education leaders. He profiles a range of situations, from how Diana Natalicio of the University of Texas at El Paso expanded a school serving a specific demographic into an academic powerhouse to how Michael Sorrell shifted Paul Quinn College's mission to urban entrepreneurship in order to save the institution. Cowen also draws from his own hard-won experiences, including the rebuilding of Tulane and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the decision to maintain Tulane's football program. He shows how crucial choices in tough situations shape organizations, for better or ill. A sweeping overview of the higher education landscape, Winnebagos on Wednesdays demonstrates that the courage of transformative leadership is essential for colleges and universities to remain vital.

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"Far from being another memoir recounting the accomplishments of a former university president, Winnebagos on Wednesdays offers an array of worthwhile ideas for how universities can better serve their students and society. Academic leaders and trustees will all find food for thought by reading this book."-Derek Bok, president emeritus of Harvard University and author of The Struggle to Reform Our Colleges "Education is about transforming lives and is an ever-evolving pursuit requiring transformational leadership. In this book, Cowen wisely reflects on his own leadership and that of others through engaging and thought-provoking stories-each offering important lessons for the educational leaders of today and tomorrow."-Edward Burger, president of Southwestern University and coauthor of The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking "In Winnebagos on Wednesdays, Cowen talks about presidential leadership in American higher education by exploring his own experiences at Tulane University as well as other examples across higher education. Highly effective and engaging, this book considers the successes, failures, and complicated issues of institutional leadership."-Catharine B. Hill, former president of Vassar College "From diversity to athletics, and metrics to medicine, this clear and comprehensive book examines the entire spectrum of America's diverse higher education ecosystem. With a keen and trained eye, Cowen brings together accounts from the most elite research universities, land-grant `multiversities,' small imperiled private colleges, and community colleges. No other former president or provost has ever provided such an extensive look."-Richard Chait, Harvard University