Education amidst change
The ATS's new chief probes the future, a conversation with Daniel O. Aleshire
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Autumn 1998
14 Articles
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Education amidst change
The ATS's new chief probes the future, a conversation with Daniel O. Aleshire
Daniel O. Aleshire became executive director of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada July 1. In this conversation with William R. MacKaye, editor of In Trust, he charts the direction of the schools the Association serves. The conversation begins with Aleshire’s describing the contemporary environment in which theological schools operate.
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Tenure pluses
A review of <i>The Case for Tenure</i>
Title: The Case for Tenure Author: Matthew W. Finkin Publisher: ILR Press
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Jesus in the desert
A review of <i>Quarantine</i>
Title: Quarantine Author: Jim Crace Publisher: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux
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Promotion and tenure
A review of <i>Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe</i>
Title: Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe Authors: William G. Tierney and Estela Mara Bensimon Publisher: State University of New York Press
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Tax-exempt nonprofits and their governors, comparative studies of growth and trustee roles
A review of <i>Inside the Boardroom</i> and <i>The Charitable Nonprofits</i>
Title: Inside the Boardroom Author: William Bowen Publisher: Wiley Title: The Charitable Nonprofits Author: William Bowen Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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The ills of academia
A review of <i>How Professors Play the Cat Guarding the Cream: Why We’re Paying More and Getting Less in Higher Education</i>
Title: How Professors Play the Cat Guarding the Cream: Why We’re Paying More and Getting Less in Higher Education Author: Richard M. Huber Publisher: George Mason University Press
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Changing scenes: AGB proposes new model for governance
Cities slow, tardy decision-making as major concern
Association of Governing Boards proposes new model for governance; changes at the top; New Testament scholar Raymond E. Brown dies.
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Who keeps history alive?
Listen to the sages who are essential to your school
In this article Melinda R. Heppe visits with three sages who were unhesitatingly identified by their school’s president as keepers of their school’s wisdom. These conversations explain why. Who is your school’s “elder”? Does your board spend time talking with him or her? What insights might your board gain from such encounters?
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