Whether you’re a new dean dealing with unfamiliar issues, or an experienced dean looking for fresh ideas, The Dean’s Mentor is your guide to doing your job more effectively and gaining the respect of your unit as well as your provost.

You learn practical advice from veteran deans and provosts who already solved the problems you face, from crafting detailed budgets to ensuring the quality of programs. Plus, you get advice-filled articles to help you work with students; mediate conflicts among faculty, staff members and department chairs; and respond to increasing competition for the best students and faculty members.

As both a read-now training tool and refer-to-when-needed answer guide, The Dean’s Mentor shows you what’s working for deans nationwide, with specific strategies on how to:

• Take a risk management approach to faculty conflict-of-interest issues
• Train tomorrow’s leaders with a mid-career faculty mentoring system
• Use interdisciplinary curriculum to give students an edge in the workforce
• Treat students like customers when it comes to services - students when it comes to grades
• Ensure your diversity programs are getting the job done

Chapters include:

1. Working with Faculty
2. Working with Students
3. Fund Raising
4. Ensuring Quality Programs
5. Dealing with the Competition
6. Legal Best Practices
7. Leadership Strategies