Seven Strategies to Grow Online Courses and Programs
...try to err on the side of faculty. For example, the intellectual property policy at my institution related to online courses and course materials states that faculty retain ownership of...
Exodus or Migration? Faculty Are Leaving
...Higher Education. (2020). “On the verge of burnout”: Covid-19’s impact on faculty well-being and career plans. https://connect.chronicle.com/rs/931-EKA-218/images/Covid%26FacultyCareerPaths_Fidelity_ResearchBrief_v3%20%281%29.pdf Stevenson, S. (2021, September 14). Why college professors have had enough. Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/college-university-professors-leaving-covid-vaccines-masks.html...
Listening to (and Appreciating) the Voices on the Front Lines
...of us don’t feel welcome or respected as we work here.“ With all due respect to the Phillip Morris Company and their Virginia Slims brand, we clearly have not come...
Checklists As an Academic Leadership Tool
...of this device for other complicated responsibilities? For example, searches often frustrate both candidates and hiring committees by wasting time and missing opportunities. Candidates sometimes feel as though they’re asked...
Promoting Faculty Development on a Tight Budget
...to bring faculty together outside the classroom, and a common way to do so together is with food and drink. Try out a lunch period and complement it with coffee—or...
Checklists: An Academic Leadership Tool
<span class="excerpt_part">...promotion application to the next level <strong>for</strong> approval. The question is: Why don’t they make greater use of this device <strong>for</strong> other <strong>com</strong>plicated responsibilities? <strong>For exam</strong>ple, <strong>search</strong>es often frustrate both...</span>
Spotlight on Campus Speech: Five Things to Consider When Addressing Student Protests
...the Constitution to compel or coerce students to salute the national flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance. “We think the action of the local authorities in compelling the flag...
Challenges Facing Community College Transfer Students
Over 40 percent of United States undergraduates enter postsecondary education through community colleges, according to the Community College Research Center, with four-fifths of those students indicating they intend to earn...
Becoming Stewards: Transforming New Leaders through Reflective Practice
...Is reflective practice an essential component of becoming a professional teacher? Reflective Practice, 17(3), 369–378. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2016.1169169 Mintzberg, H. (1989). Mintzberg on management: Inside our strange world of organizations. The Free...
Six Practical Solutions for Racial Tensions on Campus
...are consistent with best practices in handling discrimination complaints? Examine messaging to the university community. Again, similar to what institutions have done with respect to sexual misconduct, now seems to...