How to Intervene with a Student in Distress
...others, then “the greater good” outweighs the individual’s rights to privacy. Student privacy laws, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), allow sharing personal observations and knowledge...
Creating Space, Relieving Stress, and Making the Job More Enticing
...University Indianapolis. Reprinted from “Creating Space, Relieving Stress, and Making the Job More Enticing: Suggestions for Academic Department Chairs,” Academic Leader, 32,05 (2016): 4,5. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved....
Take a Vacation – Please! Maintaining Work-Life Balance
...Academic Dean or Provost: A Comprehensive Desk Reference, is available from Jossey-Bass. Reprinted from “Take a Vacation – Please!,” Academic Leader, 31,11 (2015): 1,6. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved....
Guns on College Campuses – Not A Good Idea!
...well by many students, faculty, and college presidents. Ten states have already passed laws permitting the carrying of concealed guns on college campuses (e.g., AR, CO, GA, ID, KS, MS,...
Rethinking Councils of Chairs
...and the associate dean for planning and finance at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Reprinted from “Rethinking Councils of Chairs” in Academic Leader 31.4(2015)1,6 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved....
Positive Effects of Conflict
...Jossey-Bass. Higgerson, M.L. (1996). Communication skills for department chairs. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing. Reprinted from “Positive Effects of Conflict” in Academic Leader 28.9(2012)4,5 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved....
Why Republicans Distrust Higher Education (and What We Can Do about It)
...and Motivation of the Adjunct Professor. Reprinted from “Why Republicans Distrust Higher Education (and What We Can Do about It)” in Academic Leader 33.10(2017)4,5 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved....
Throw the BUMs out: Higher Education Acronyms Impede Communication
...Bauer, T. N., & Erdogan, B. (2011). Organizational socialization: The effective onboarding of new employees. In S. Zedeck (Ed.), APA handbook of industrial and organizational psychology, Vol 3: Maintaining, expanding,...
Academic Leaders as Introverts and Extroverts
...Grant, A.M., F. Gino, and D.A. Hofmann. (June 2011). “Reversing the Extraverted Leadership Advantage: The Role of Employee Proactivity.” Academy of Management Journal. 54.3, 528-550. Richards-Wilson, S. (2004). “Introverts as Silent...
Purdue and Kaplan: A Good Business Deal That May Hurt Students
... Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti, MS, is the managing editor of Academic Leader and the chair of the Leadership in Higher Education Conference. She is the owner of Hilltop Communications. (www.hilltopcommunications.net)....