Leveraging Resources Through Partnerships: New Directions for Higher Education

Provides examples of the benefits of consortial and external partnerships which have proven to be successful for all the participants. Covers such topics as leveraging resources, K-12 partnerships, economic development, community development, workforce development, technology partnerships, library cooperation, partnerships to serve the military, group purchasing, inter-institutional faculty collaboration, television partnerships, cooperation in international programs, and assessing a consortium s effectiveness.