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Creating a Strong Chair-Dean Partnership: What Chairs Can Do from Their End (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this two-part series on strengthening the relationship between chairs and deans, we discussed prioritizing student success and satisfaction, capitalizing on the institution’s greatest investment—the faculty— and developing a vision that goes beyond departmental considerations. Here we will continue with three additional points detailing what a chair

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Creating a Strong Chair-Dean Partnership: What Chairs Can Do from Their End (Part 1)

In viewing the organizational structure of our colleges and universities, there is a common hierarchy of faculty, chairs, deans, and higher administration that includes a president or campus leader and may include a provost or the equivalent. Much has been written about the interaction of chairs with their faculty. Inherent

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creating strong chair-dean relationship
Leadership

Creating a Strong Chair-Dean Partnership: What Chairs Can Do from Their End (Part 2) 

In Part 1 of this two-part series on strengthening the relationship between chairs and deans, we discussed prioritizing student success and satisfaction, capitalizing on the institution’s greatest investment—the faculty— and developing a vision that goes beyond departmental considerations. Here we will continue with three additional points detailing what a chair...
Creating a Strong Chair-Dean Partnership with a handshake
Leadership

Creating a Strong Chair-Dean Partnership: What Chairs Can Do from Their End (Part 1) 

In viewing the organizational structure of our colleges and universities, there is a common hierarchy of faculty, chairs, deans, and higher administration that includes a president or campus leader and may include a provost or the equivalent. Much has been written about the interaction of chairs with their faculty. Inherent...
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