Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-238) and index.

The Selection and Appointment Process -- How the Position Became Vacant -- Nature of the Search -- Authority of the Position -- A Change Agent -- Deans' Compensation -- On Being Appointed as Dean -- Learning about Being Dean -- Roles the Dean Must Play -- Relationships with the Upper Administration -- Strategic Planning -- Learning about One's New University and State -- Learning about the Budget -- Setting Up One's Office Staff -- Variations in the Nature of the Position -- Some Things to Avoid -- First Steps on Becoming Dean -- Engagement and Communication -- Elements of Style -- Setting an Agenda -- Life of the College -- Improving the Abilities of Unit Heads -- Enhancing the Talent Level through Selection -- Helping New Chairs Get Started -- Helping Chairs Understand Their Jobs -- The Dean and the Faculty -- Faculty Issues at Various Career Points -- Diversifying Faculty Responsibilities -- Nurturing the "Difference Makers" -- Other Continuing "Faculty" Positions -- Non-Tenure Track Faculty -- Student Affairs -- Students as "Customers" -- Admission Standards -- Student Recruitment -- Course Requirements -- Retention and Graduation Rates -- Student Financial Aid -- Student Out-of-Class Experiences -- Celebrating Student Successes -- Maintaining Standards -- Students as Individuals -- Student Placement Services -- Development and External Relations -- What Is Fund-Raising? -- Development Officers -- Capital Campaigns -- Telephone Fund-Raising -- Methods of Giving -- Allies in Fund-Raising -- Research and Creative Activities -- Supporting Research -- Indirect Cost Recovery -- Interdisciplinary Centers and Institutes -- Showcasing Research -- Expanding the Impact of Research -- The Life of the College -- Development Events -- Reaching Out to the Community -- College Events -- Student Events -- Faculty Events -- Administrative Events -- Staff Events -- Hosting Events That Draw People from Elsewhere -- Other Aspects of the Deanship -- New Areas of Concern for Deans -- Facilities and Space -- Management Trends -- Legal Matters -- Unresolved Issues -- Sample Administrative Retreat: Substantive Program Elements -- Chair Administrative Evaluation Form -- Faculty Recruitment Ethics Statement -- Policy on Partner Accommodation -- Performance Evaluation Review Guidelines -- Supplemented Review Policy -- Professional Guidelines for the Evaluation of Academic Deans -- Policy on Salary Support for the Recipients of Fellowships -- Principles Governing Space Resources -- Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in Higher Education.