Colleges on the Brink - The Case for Financial Exigency

The book comprehensively examines financial exigency, including its history and current status in higher education. It includes a case history about how exigency can help restore the financial integrity of economically distressed colleges.

About the author

Michael Nietzel served as President of Missouri State University from 2005-2010. Prior to that, he was at the University of Kentucky, where he served in various leadership roles, including Dean of the Graduate School and Provost. After his retirement from Missouri State, Nietzel served as senior policy advisor to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and was later the Deputy Director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Since 2019, he has been a Senior Contributor to Forbes online, writing about higher education.

Charles M. Ambrose is a senior consultant for higher education strategy with the law firm of Husch Blackwell. He has served as a University President, Chancellor and Non-Profit CEO at: Pfeiffer University (1998-2010); University of Central Missouri (2010-2018); the KnowledgeWorks Foundation (2018-2021); and, Henderson State University (2021-2023). He also served in senior administrative positions at Carson-Newman College, Western Carolina University, and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. He has held leadership positions with the Missouri Council on Public Higher Education, the National Collegiate Athletic Association; Midwestern Higher Education Compact, and the Association of Governing Boards. He serves on Furman University's Board of Trustees and is a journal reviewer for Innovations in Higher Education.

Product details

• Authors: Charles M Ambrose, Charles M. Ambrose, Charles M. Nietzel Ambrose, Michael T Nietzel, Michael T Ambrose Nietzel, Michael T. Nietzel, Nietzel Michael T.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781475873269
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-7326-9
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, EDUCATION / Finance, EDUCATION / Administration / Higher, Organization & management of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Educational administration & organization, Development economics & emerging economies, Funding of education & student finance