Organizing Higher Education for Collaboration: A Guide for Campus Leaders
“…Organizing Higher Education for Collaborationcould not have been placed on my reading list at a better time. Any college leader facing economic decision-making challenges will find that regardless of their current circumstances and where they find themselves on the collaboration continuum, the book’s examples of four campuses with high levels of collaboration offer hope for all of us seeking to enhance student learning…Organizing Higher Education for Collaborationis thus a most timely of handbooks for change.While the book is easy to read, the authors emphasize that the effort required for transformation to occur is daunting. Fortunately, Kezar and Lester offer an extraordinarily well-written, evidence-based lesson, replete with the hallmarks of success that will inspire anyone dedicated to student learning a substantive guide on how to deliver on the promise.”—NASPA Journal, 2009, Vol. 46, no. 3“The authors reveal partnership possibilities, obstacles, and windfalls, and posit that genuine collaboration requires urgent action, new organizational structures, and the reallocation of campus resources. Their keen insights and practical advice are timely, given the economic uncertainty and dwindling resources that often breed competition instead of collaboration in American higher education.”—Peter M. Magolda, (The Review of Higher Education)