Step onto the Maplewood College campus

The Maplewood College Case Study Compendium offers a unique and practical exploration of student affairs administration through a series of engaging case studies set in the fictional Maplewood College.

Drawing on over 30 years of experience in higher education, this book provides invaluable insights into the challenges and triumphs faced by student affairs professionals.

Each case study encourages readers to reflect on their experiences, apply theoretical frameworks, and develop innovative solutions to real-world issues in higher education.

This compendium is an essential resource for current and aspiring practitioners seeking to navigate the complexities of campus life effectively.

The Maplewood College Compendium includes 20 case studies on timely topics including:

  • Personnel Management

  • Strategic Decision Making

  • Fiscal Challenges

  • Conflict

  • Student Life

A fictional place born
from experience

This book, born from my 30-plus years of experience on five distinct campuses and countless interactions with colleagues across campus and around the world, aims to provide a practical guide for professionals seeking to excel in campus environments. Through carefully crafted case studies, we explore the multifaceted nature of higher education administration, highlighting the importance of thoughtful engagement with staff, administrators, faculty, and students.

Maplewood College is a fictional place, but it is grounded in the realities that I have experienced in my time working on campuses large and very small. As an administrator and as a faculty member, I have seen the positive impact of using case studies, but I always felt that the stand-alone nature of case studies didn’t ring true, especially related to case studies set on a college or university campus in the United States.

Our campuses are very special ecosystems, where individuals, offices and divisions do not work in silos, no matter how hard they try. Layer on the glacial pace of change that pervades across higher education and the impact of campus traditions, case studies based on a campus should truly be based on a campus. I hope that you find the Maplewood College campus and its people, great and good places, traditions and challenges inspiring as you consider your own development as a higher education leader. 

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