Academic presidential leadership: A study of the presidential leadership of Edmund J. James for the University of Illinois, 1904-1919

The survival for a college or university often hinges on the president's leadership. Leadership connotes decisive action, yet uncertainty marks many presidential actions. The dissertation uses a historical method to investigate the legacy of functions which underlay academic presidential leadership. The presidency of Edmund J. James for the University of Illinois from 1904 to 1919 illustrates a historical transition point in the leadership practices university presidents began to implement in response to the increasing number of functions expected of them. Three broad categories of traditional functions are highlighted to indicate how they became incorporated into expected official and expected unofficial presidential behavior. The functions examined are: (a) acquiring quality faculty, (b) maintaining institutional tranquility, and (c) protecting the university's public image.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biography

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Ray, Bernard T.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Anderson, James D.

• Biography
• Education, Administration
• Education, History of
• Education, Higher

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1991 Ray, Bernard T.

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9210960
(UMI)AAI9210960

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23687