In Merging Colleges for Mutual Growth James Martin and James E. Samels bring together a distinguished group of higher education professionals to provide the first comprehensive handbook for those involved in or considering on academic merger consolidation or new form of resource sharing.Providing practical and theoretical advice on the academic financial administrative legal personnel and student aspects of mergers the authors set forth an action plan for those involved in planning and implementing a mutual growthrather than a bankruptcy bailout merger. They cite numerous instances of successful mergers in the United States and Great Britain and offer specific examples to explain why they succeeded.Among the topics discussed are presidential leadership the challenges of curriculum restructuring and faculty development the legal and financial implications of mergers the role of trustees and governing boards in both public and private institutions and strategies merging student cultures alumni organizations and library resources.