This program requires that candidates be nominated by the president of their institutions and that the institutions continue to pay candidates salaries during one to two semesters in which they are freed from doing their normal jobs. Instead, they work closely with a president or vice president, either at their home institution or at another institution, who serves as their mentor, and attend seminars around the country on special topics in higher education. The application deadline for next year's program is November 1. Harvard University Sponsored by the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, this program prepares new presidents for the responsibilities and challenges they will face in their new jobs. Topics include fund raising, administrative teamwork, balancing competing demands, and articulating an institutional vision.
Price includes tuition, course materials, and room and board.
Topics include internal and external leadership roles, working with a senior-management team, and articulating an institutional vision. Price includes tuition, program materials, and room and board. Topics include adapting to new technologies, allocating your time, and making strategic alliances. Price includes tuition, program materials, and room and board. The program covers topics such as budgeting, human-resource management, innovation and change, planning, and effective leadership.