Leaders in the Labyrinth College Presidents and the Battlegrounds of Creeds and Convictions

Leaders in the Labyrinth sheds light on the ways presidents conduct the influence and power of their office, especially in the use of their pulpits, how they navigate issues of political correctness, and how they hold the center of the university together in contentious times and against competing ideological forces. Nelson has formulated a comprehensive image of the tenor, talents, and temperaments essential for today's presidency, for those who aspire to assume leadership in the future and for those --administrative and alumni leaders, trustees, and senior faculty--who fix on and select the leaders of our colleges and universities.

Stephen J. Nelson is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Bridgewater State College and Senior Scholar in the Leadership Alliance at Brown University.