Mission and Philosophy

Making Diversity, Equity and Inclusion a Mission, Not Just an Initiative

This article first appeared in Academic Leader on February 3, 2020 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. When I was appointed Central Michigan University’s (CMU’s) first chief diversity officer in April 2018, I was charged with making the campus a more inclusive environment for students, faculty, and staff. At CMU, diversity, equity,

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Balancing stack of balls and blocks represent hardships of academic leadership

Faculty Development

Surviving a Leadership Transition

This article first appeared in Academic Leader on May 14, 2016 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Leadership changes in the upper administration can be stressful for chairs and deans. We’ve all seen situations in which a new chancellor or president arrives, and between six months and a year later, there’s an

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