1. Acute Crisis Leadership in Higher Education : Lessons From the Pandemic
- Author
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Gabriela Cornejo Weaver, Kara M. Rabbitt, Suzanne Wilson Summers, Rhonda Phillips, Kristi N. Hottenstein, Juanita M. Cole, Gabriela Cornejo Weaver, Kara M. Rabbitt, Suzanne Wilson Summers, Rhonda Phillips, Kristi N. Hottenstein, and Juanita M. Cole
- Subjects
- Educational leadership--United States, Communication in higher education--United States, Crisis management--United States, Education, Higher--United States--Administration, Universities and colleges--United States--Administration, Communication in higher education, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020---Influence
- Abstract
This book explores higher education leadership during times of extreme pressures and limited, changing information. Organized around different functional units in higher education institutions, chapters describe the ways in which campus communities were affected by and responded to the early pandemic crisis. By unpacking observations of real leaders from American institutions of higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book provides lessons learned and takeaway strategies for complex decision-making during a crisis. This edited collection explores the unique moment when leaders and teams must make, implement, and adjust plans rapidly to assure delivery of their missions, while still addressing the needs of students, parents, employees, and stakeholders. Shining a bright light on decision-making in the early acute stage of a crisis, this book prepares higher education educators to be effective leaders and successful decision-makers.
- Published
- 2023