Leading Existential Change in Higher Ed : Mergers, Closures, and Other Major Institutional Restructuring

A guide on how to strategically lead institutions of higher education through mergers and other major institutional restructurings. Higher education is at a crossroads. With demographic shifts, financial constraints, shrinking enrollments, and the demand for institutional innovation, universities and colleges are grappling with monumental challenges.In Leading Existential Change in Higher Ed, Ricardo Azziz, Lloyd A.Jacobs, Bonita C. Jacobs, and Richard Katzman offer invaluable insights into how institutional leaders can successfully navigate mergers, closures, and other large-scale transformations. The authors explore the critical components of successfully leading institutional restructuring-such as pacing change, managing resistance, and harnessing the power of early adopters-while also recognizing the obstacles leaders face.Using vivid examples from real mergers in higher education, this book demonstrates how and why versatile leadership is essential as colleges and universities fac