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Author:   Jeffrey R. Docking ,  Carman C. Curton
Publisher:   Michigan State University Press
Imprint:   Michigan State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.259kg
ISBN:  

9781611861549

ISBN 10:   1611861543
Pages:   159
Publication Date:   01 February 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by James E. Bultman Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Why Higher Education Needs This Book Chapter 2. A Typical Small Private Baccalaureate Institution Chapter 3. Growing Enrollment Chapter 4. Getting Started Chapter 5. Implementing the Admissions Growth Plan Chapter 6. Using Admissions Growth Income to Support Your Institution’s Mission Chapter 7. Admissions Growth Generates Its Own Momentum Chapter 8. Why Haven’t Other Colleges Tried This Before? Chapter 9. Who Will Implement Admissions Growth Successfully? Afterword by Mike Rogers Appendix 1. Keeping College within Reach: Improving Access and Affordability through Innovative Partnerships Appendix 2. Memorandum: Economic Scope Analysis for Adrian College References

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The miracle that Docking and his colleagues have worked is not about fairy dust but an all-too-rare blend of crafting strategic priorities based on a deep understanding of contemporary college student interests, persuading the entire campus community to buy into the vision, and staying the course with uncommon courage and wisdom. --George D. Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education Emeritus, Indiana University and Director, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, University of Illinois

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Jeffrey R. Docking is President of Adrian College. Docking holds a PhD in Ethics from Boston University and has done considerable work in Martin Luther King Jr. studies and racism. Carman C. Curton earned a PhD from the University of Denver and specializes in microfiction as well as in representations of culture in contemporary American literature.

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