Leadership Through Collaboration ─ The Role of the Chief Academic Officer

Emphasizing collaboration, Ferren, a senior fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and Stanton, (associate vice president for academic administration; founding dean, College of Information Sciences and Technology, Radford University) integrate differing institutional perspectives to explain processes and criteria for decision making for chief academic officers. They offer insight on personal qualities for academic leadership, strengthening the infrastructure for academic affairs, technology integration, academic entrepreneurship, and investing in faculty. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ann S. Ferren is Senior Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. She served as an academic administrator for more than 20 years and is former Vice President for Academic Affairs at Radford University, Radford, Virginia. She also served as an interim Provost at American University, Washington D.C.
Wilbur W. Stanton is Associate Vice President for Academic Administration and founding Dean of the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Radford University.