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February 2006

Historic Preservation Meets Sustainable Design: How Campuses Can Be both Historically and Environmentally Responsible
Nearly every campus has at least one building of great historical significance to its community – the oldest building on campus, the building set on the cornerstone of the original college edifice, or the building in which a future person of note took classes or gave lectures. When these precious buildings begin to show age, it is an easy decision to remodel them rather than tear them down to make way for the new.

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From the Editor
Much of what you do as a university leader will have an impact that lasts far beyond your own term of office. Consider, for example, a campus renovation project.

Successful Academic Searches: A Conversation with Lauren Vicker and Harriette Royer
Conducting an academic search is one of the most difficult tasks that university administrators must perform. A successful search can yield a new member of the university community who contributes knowledge and skill that the university needs, while being happy at the institution for perhaps decades to come. A failed search can burden the university with someone who does not contribute, who actually detracts, or who duplicates existing university strengths instead of broadening horizons – again, potentially for decades to come.

The Ownership Problem in Higher Education
By Cynthia Rodgers
A conversation with Robert E. Wright, clinical associate professor of business history in the Stern School of Business, New York University, and who is currently working on the book America Down: The Failure of U.S. Higher Education and the Demise of the American Way of Life.

Education in the Age of Globalism
By Mike Eskew
The world is changing. Business is changing. Our society is changing. And because there is no issue more critical to our country’s long-term competitiveness, health, and well-being than the quality of our education system, the way we teach and nurture our future leaders must change too.

Life Lessons from the American Dream: President Nido Qubein Steps into High Point University Classroom to Teach Life Skills
Nido Qubein is no less than an American success story. Arriving in this country with what he describes as “no money and no connections,” he taught himself English by listing vocabulary words on three-by-five cards and learning a set each day. His self-study program worked well enough for him to graduate from High Point (NC) University and go on to own and run several successful businesses. When the board of trustees of his alma mater later tapped him to become the university’s new president, he rose to that challenge as well, taking the helm in January 2005.

Why Effective Academic Administrators May Have to Be Inconsistent
By Ray Maghroori and Charles Powers
We don’t believe that in academic environments, managers must feel compelled to apply the same rules and regulations to everyone in the organization