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Born in Philadelphia on December 3, 1826, George B. McClellan graduated from West Point in 1846 before serving in the Mexican War. At the start of the Civil War, McClellan was put in a position of leadership and after a successful campaign in Virginia he was given command of the Army of Potomac, one of the Union's strongest armies. He led the Peninsular campaign with almost 100,000 troops under his command. marching toward Richmond.

Although McClellan was a brilliant administrator who possessed good strategic sense, the record shows that he was overcautious and consistently overestimated...

Praise for The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration

"The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration provides insiders' in-depth and firsthand perspectives on issues in the contemporary professional administration of intercollegiate athletics and recreation, as well as practical solutions to these issues. It is a must-read for anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in college athletics and campus recreation administration." --Ming Li, professor and chair, Department of Sports Administration, College of...

This book will help new administrators (department chairs, directors, deans) understand and become more proficient in their financial management role within the institution. Highly accessible, practitioners will be able to put the book's guidance to immediate use in their work. It is also grounded in the latest knowledge base and filled with examples from across all types of institutions, so that it makes an ideal text for a courses in graduate programs in higher education leadership and administration. Specifically, the book:

- provides an understanding of the basics of budgeting...

Undergraduate students come to college from a myriad of pathways for a variety of purposes, and the same can be said of them as they leave to head off into their next endeavors. Arguably, the most important goal of higher education is to prepare students to achieve their postcollege aspirations, and campuses typically pursue that goal through a combination of curricular and co-curricular programs and services for students.

This issue offers readers a glimpse into contemporary context and practice related to helping students with their after-college transition from one form of...

Makes the case for campus employment as a high-impact practice in higher education and provides models for institutional efforts to implement new student employment strategies. The authors argue that employment can and should be a purposeful and powerful component in any higher education institution's efforts to support student learning, development, and success.

Makes the case for campus employment as a high-impact practice in higher education and provides models for institutional efforts to implement new student employment strategies. The authors argue that employment can and should be a purposeful and powerful component in any higher education institution's efforts to support student learning, development, and success.