Stepping Out of Silos: Building Best Practices for Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness
...Administration, 36(11), 506-509. Albert, S., Ashforth, B. & Dutton, J. (2000). Organizational identity and identification: Charting new waters and building new bridges. Academy of Management Review, 25(1), 13-17. Bennis, W.G.,...
Follow-up Budget Questions for New Chairs: Flexibility, Carry Over, and Incentives, Part II
...their departments. N. Douglas Lees, PhD, is associate dean for planning & finance, professor, and former chair of biology, in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)....
Seven Key Questions for Improving Communication with Your Dean
...route to the dean. Key question 2: What is the dean’s leadership style? Is your dean a visionary who has a plan already or more of a collaborator? Observe how...
Red America, Blue America: A Country (Campus) Very Much Divided
...of higher education leadership at Nova Southeastern University. Reprinted from “Red America, Blue America: A Country (Campus) Very Much Divided” in Academic Leader 33.4(2017)4,5 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved....
Collegiality: The Cornerstone of a University (and a Profession)
...partner at ATLAS (www.atlasleadership.com), an internationally acclaimed consulting firm that specializes in academic leadership training. Contact him at rcipriano@atlasleadership.com. References Cipriano, R.E. 2011. Facilitating a Collegial Department in Higher Education: Strategies for...
Seven Steps for Dealing with Problem Faculty
...Skills Newsletter. Vol. 7 issue 41. VitalSmarts, L. C., www.vitalsmarts.com. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Patterson, K., Grenny, J., McMillan, R. & Switzler, A. (2005). Crucial confrontations: Tools for...
20-Minute Mentors
...most recent, top-rated 20-Minute Mentors. They’re available on-demand, starting at $99. To see the complete library of archived seminars, visit Magna Publications. How Can I Promote Enrollment and Retention in...
Using Social Media to Support University Branding
...university has a presence on 10 different social media platforms (see: http://www.marquette.edu/social/) with the addition of Snapchat, and all of the communications support the university’s mission. Start with a strategy...
Moving Beyond Majors
...Selingo, Jeff. “Does Your College Major Matter to Career Success?” Linkedin, April 8, 2016. www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-your-college-major-matter-career-success-jeff-selingo. Rothwell, Jonathan. “Skills, Success, and Why Your Choice of College Matters.” Brookings, July 8, 2015....
Restructuring Academic Programs into Larger Divisions
...Moody’s Investor Services (2013). Moody’s: 2013 outlook for entire US Higher Education sector changed to negative. www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-2013-outlook-for-entire-US-Higher-Education-sector-changed–PR_263866 Jan Pearce, professor of computer science and mathematics, is in her fourth year...