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Author MacKinnon, Peter, author.

Title University leadership and public policy in the twenty-first century : a president's perspective / Peter MacKinnon
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014
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Contents Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast: On Positioning and Differentiation -- What's the Plan?: On the Pursuit of Goals -- White Coats Make an Office Call: On Tuition and Financial Assistance for Students -- Yes Minister: On Government Engagement, Academic Freedom, and Collective Advocacy -- Grateful Dogs: On Philanthropy, Commercialization, and Partnerships -- Let's Make a Deal: On Governance, Collegial Management, and Collective Bargaining -- A Canadian Dilemma: Strong Science, Weak Innovation -- Leadership with an Asterisk: On the Precarious Presidency -- On the Global Talent Race
Summary Drawing on more than a decade of service as president of one of Canada's major research universities, Peter MacKinnon offers an insider's perspective on the challenges involved in bringing students, faculty, and governments together in the pursuit of excellence
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Universities and colleges -- Canada -- Administration
Universities and colleges -- Government policy -- Canada
Leadership -- Canada
EDUCATION -- Higher.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General.
Leadership
Universities and colleges -- Administration
Universities and colleges -- Government policy
Canada
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442669789
1442669780