Nancy Weiss Malkiel, Changing the Game: William G. Bowen and the Challenges of American Higher Education Princeton University Press, 2023. 427 pp.

Key Points

• The aim is to examine the significant contributions of two American university presidents to higher education over the past seventy-five years.
• Literary analysis of historical and contemporary contexts of higher education
• Comparative review of leadership styles
• Evaluation of policy changes initiated by university presidents
• Identified major challenges faced by American higher education
• Assessed effective leadership strategies employed by Bowen
• Highlighted the long-term impact of Bowen's work on university policies