Preface

Most administrators in institutions of higher education carry responsibility for budget management. It may be only one of many parts of their responsibilities, but it is critical to their success. Individuals charged with budget responsibility, however, frequently do not have training or experience in managing this important function. Assumptions are often made that, because a person is experienced in program development, teaching, or research, he or she is familiar with the basic principles of budgeting and financial management. This is not necessarily true, and this volume has been written to fill part of that gap in knowledge and experience.

The target audiences for the volume include managers in a variety of roles within higher ...

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