Academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics , although some personnel may have joint responsibilities. Some type of separate administrative structure exists at almost all academic institutions. Fewer institutions are governed by employees who are also involved in academic or scholarly work. Many senior administrators are academics who have advanced degrees and no longer teach or conduct research.
29-812: For the policy page on Misplaced Pages, see Misplaced Pages:Administrators . [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Administrator , while unrelated titles should be moved to Administrator (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Look up Administrator , administrator , administratorship , admin , or adminship in Wiktionary,
58-511: A provost supervises the institution's entire academic staff, occupying a position generally superior to any dean. In other instances the Dean of a College may be the equivalent to a Provost or Vice Chancellor or Vice President for Academic Affairs. Below deans in the administrative hierarchy are heads of individual academic departments and of individual administrative departments. These heads (commonly styled "chairs" or "directors") then supervise
87-461: A distinct role in Australia from the mid-1970s, as institutions sought to deal with their increasing size and complexity, along with a broadening of their aspirations. As the professionalism of tertiary administrators has developed, there has been a corresponding push to recognise the uniqueness and validity of their role in the academic environment. As of 2004 , general staff composed over half
116-533: A person responsible for the performance or management of administrative business operations Administrator (law) , a person appointed by a court to handle the administration of an estate for someone who has died without a will Academic administration , administration of a school Arts administrator , responsible for the business end of an arts organization Health administration , leadership, management, and administration of health organizations Other uses [ edit ] Administrator (role) , one of
145-533: A person responsible for the performance or management of administrative business operations Administrator (law) , a person appointed by a court to handle the administration of an estate for someone who has died without a will Academic administration , administration of a school Arts administrator , responsible for the business end of an arts organization Health administration , leadership, management, and administration of health organizations Other uses [ edit ] Administrator (role) , one of
174-443: A person who acts as the administrator for an Internet gaming or other type of server Superuser , a type of computer user with administrative privileges Sysop , a commonly used term for a system operator, an administrator of a multi-user website Misplaced Pages administrators System administrator , a person responsible for running technically advanced information systems Government [ edit ] Administrator of
203-443: A person who acts as the administrator for an Internet gaming or other type of server Superuser , a type of computer user with administrative privileges Sysop , a commonly used term for a system operator, an administrator of a multi-user website Misplaced Pages administrators System administrator , a person responsible for running technically advanced information systems Government [ edit ] Administrator of
232-448: Is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Administrator , while unrelated titles should be moved to Administrator (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Look up Administrator , administrator , administratorship , admin , or adminship in Wiktionary,
261-437: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Administrator (disambiguation) (Redirected from Administrator (disambiguation) ) For the policy page on Misplaced Pages, see Misplaced Pages:Administrators . [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It
290-399: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Academic administration Key broad administrative responsibilities (and thus administrative units) in academic institutions include: The chief executive, the administrative and educational head of a university, depending on tradition and location, may be termed the university president ,
319-572: Is the Association for Tertiary Education Management . The structures for administration and management in higher education in the United Kingdom vary significantly between institutions. Any description of a general structure will therefore not apply to some or even many institutions, and therefore any general statement of structures may be misleading. Not all UK universities have the post of Registrar. The Director of Finance may report to
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#1732765844441348-528: The provost (or vice president for academic affairs, or academic dean) serves as the chief academic officer. Although the demographic picture of university leadership is changing, the majority of academic administrators remain middle-aged white men. The ten highest-paid administrators at private colleges earn an average of about $ 2.5 million per year, while at public colleges the figure is $ 1.4 million. These figures includes both base pay and other income. Deans may supervise various and more specific aspects of
377-648: The provost , the chancellor (the United States), the vice-chancellor (many Commonwealth countries), principal (Scotland and Canada), or rector (Europe, Russia, Asia, the Middle East and South America). An administrative executive in charge of a university department or of some schools, may be termed a dean or some variation. The chief executive of academic establishments other than universities, may be termed headmaster or head teacher (schools), director (used to reflect various positions ranging from
406-666: The Government , in various Commonwealth realms and territories Administrator (Australia) , for use of the title in Australia In the independent agencies of the United States government , the administrator is the highest executive officer in an independent agency whose name ends with the word "administration" Administrator, a practitioner of public administration Religion [ edit ] Administrator (of ecclesiastical property) , anyone charged with
435-483: The Government , in various Commonwealth realms and territories Administrator (Australia) , for use of the title in Australia In the independent agencies of the United States government , the administrator is the highest executive officer in an independent agency whose name ends with the word "administration" Administrator, a practitioner of public administration Religion [ edit ] Administrator (of ecclesiastical property) , anyone charged with
464-629: The Registrar or directly to the Vice-Chancellor, whilst other senior posts may or may not report to the Registrar. This next tier of senior positions might include Directors of Human Resources, Estates, and Corporate Affairs. The Academic Registrar is often included in this next tier. Their role is mostly to accomplish student-facing administrative processes such as admissions, student records, complaints, and graduation. The overarching body for all staff working in administration and management in
493-472: The UK is the Association of University Administrators . In the United States, a college or university is typically supervised by a president or chancellor who reports regularly to a board of trustees (made up of individuals from outside the institution) and who serves as chief executive officer . Most large colleges and universities now use an administrative structure with a tier of vice presidents, among whom
522-634: The care of church property in the Roman Catholic Church Diocesan administrator , a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic church Apostolic Administrator , a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration Administrator (medieval) , the ruler of a prince-bishopric in medieval times who was not confirmed by the Pope Other job roles [ edit ] Business administration ,
551-439: The care of church property in the Roman Catholic Church Diocesan administrator , a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic church Apostolic Administrator , a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration Administrator (medieval) , the ruler of a prince-bishopric in medieval times who was not confirmed by the Pope Other job roles [ edit ] Business administration ,
580-515: The employees at Australian universities. Around 65% of these are female. There has recently been a shift in the preferred nomenclature for non-academic staff at Australian universities, from "general staff" to "professional staff". It has been argued that the changing in role of the professional staff has been due to the changing work that they are performing, as professional staff assist students with technology. The overarching body for all staff working in administration and management in Australia
609-416: The free dictionary. Administrator or admin may refer to: Job roles [ edit ] Computing and internet [ edit ] Database administrator , a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database Forum administrator , one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum Network administrator , engineers involved in computer networks Server administrator ,
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#1732765844441638-416: The free dictionary. Administrator or admin may refer to: Job roles [ edit ] Computing and internet [ edit ] Database administrator , a person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database Forum administrator , one who oversees discussions on an Internet forum Network administrator , engineers involved in computer networks Server administrator ,
667-503: The head of an institution to the head of a program), or principal, as used in primary education . Like other professional areas, academic administration follows a specialized and often highly abstract terminology. This terminology often depends on that used in military strategy (as in Strategic Planning) and business management (including Public Relations). Digital era brings a communication overload and intense stresses of
696-478: The institution, or may be CEOs of entire campuses. They may report directly to the president or chancellor. The division of responsibility among deans varies widely among institutions; some are chiefly responsible for clusters of academic fields (such as the humanities or natural sciences ) or whole academic units (such as a graduate school or college ), while others are responsible for non-academic but campus-wide concerns such as minority affairs. In some cases
725-582: The job are threatening administrators mental or physical health. Administrators are operating in an era of multiple continuing crises, unreliable supply chains etc. Prof. David D. Perlmutter dean of the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University suggests several questions to ask about the regular meetings which administrators hold: Academic administrations are structured in various ways at different institutions and in different countries. Full-time tertiary education administrators emerged as
754-546: The roles in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter personality assessment scheme Administration (law) , a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions See also [ edit ] Administration (disambiguation) da share z0ne , a comedic social media account run by a fictitious skeleton character named "Admin" Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
783-466: The roles in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter personality assessment scheme Administration (law) , a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions See also [ edit ] Administration (disambiguation) da share z0ne , a comedic social media account run by a fictitious skeleton character named "Admin" Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
812-401: The title Administrator . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Administrator&oldid=1246168981 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description
841-401: The title Administrator . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Administrator&oldid=1246168981 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description
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