Legitimacy in the Academic Presidency ― From Entrance to Exit

Achieving and maintaining legitimacy is essential to a successful academic presidency. In the process of gaining legitimacy, presidents develop relationships of trust and influence that are vital to strengthening and transforming institutions of higher education. Bornstein provides the formula for success in a book filled with excellent advice and supporting examples from actual situations. This book will be of great value to those who aspire to the presidency, those who are new to the presidency, those who are now or have been college or university leaders, and anyone who is interested in higher education leadership.

RITA BORNSTEIN, Ph. D., is President of Rollins College. She was previously Vice President at the University of Miami. In 2001 she was awarded the George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Chair of Distinguished Presidential Leadership.