Guided by Principle, Driven by Change: Insights on Transformative Leadership from University Presidents Globally

Now Available from Bloomsbury Academic

Guided by Principle, Driven by Change: Insights on Transformative Leadership from University Presidents Globally by Devorah Lieberman is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

This timely volume brings together the perspectives of university presidents from around the world as they reflect on the challenges, responsibilities, and opportunities facing higher education leaders today.

Several chapter authors will also present the book at the IAUP meeting in Bangladesh on November 19, 2026.

About the Book

Presidents of institutions around the globe are facing challenges of significant scale and complexity, including economic pressures, changes in public trust, new government policies, and the rapid introduction of tools such as artificial intelligence that are reshaping how institutions teach, how students learn, and how knowledge is produced and applied.

Guided by Principle, Driven by Change spotlights university leaders from institutions across Australia, Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Georgia, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These leaders represent a wide range of institutional types, including small and large, public and private, and nonprofit and for-profit universities.

Who This Book Is For

This book is especially relevant for current university presidents, aspiring higher education leaders, boards, and institutional leadership teams seeking practical insight into values-based leadership and institutional transformation.

Readers will gain insight into presidential experiences, the challenges leaders have faced, and tools that can be applied to their own campuses, institutions, and leadership contexts.

Book Details

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