Collective Terms Perpetuate Stereotypes and Biases: Change Begins with Leadership
...Institute. (n.d.). Implicit bias. Retrieved from https://perception.org/research/implicit-bias Project Implicit. (2011). About us. Stereotype. (n.d.) In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stereotype Richard L. Riccardi, ScD, is senior associate provost and dean of...
Preparing Academic Leaders Through Simulation and Role-Play
...then, don’t we follow this same principle when it comes to preparing academic leaders? A quick website search reveals that most institutions provide chairs, deans, and faculty leaders either no...
Moving Beyond Majors
...lower performers in higher-paying fields (2). A related study from the Brookings Institute compared graduate earnings to the content of workers LinkedIn profiles. This research suggested that the most important...
MOOCs and the Law: Five Key Questions
...laws such as FERPA. Additionally, “there’s a copyright issue for anything students post,” Enghagen says. 4) Are MOOCs really free? Although some commentators have seen MOOCs’ supposedly free nature as...
Providing Leadership and Support to Professionally Develop Adjunct Faculty
...as well as access to common spaces within the department or college for small group work. In some instances, access to office and common space may require a dean’s approval....
Maintaining a State of Readiness for Sudden Transition to Deanship
...or conduct an external search. However, in other cases deans may have shorter tenures and their departure may be sudden and unexpected. The span of a dean’s employment is frequently...
Effective Strategies for Increasing Undergraduate Student Enrollment
<span class="excerpt_part">...learn about the curricula, degree options, undergraduate re<strong>search,</strong> clubs, <strong>and</strong> the like <strong>and</strong> are taken on tours through re<strong>search</strong> labs where they are greeted by faculty <strong>and</strong> their current re<strong>search</strong>...</span>
Interim Administrative Appointments in Higher Education: Considerations for Potential Applicants
...(or leadership roles) on important campus committees, who have gained experience in faculty governance, who have served on committees in other units (e.g. search or review committees), and who have...
Throw the BUMs out: Higher Education Acronyms Impede Communication
...language to a first-generation student. For example, we “matriculate” students, pass out something called a “syllabus,” and send them to someone called a “bursar.” But our jargon becomes even more...
How to Select a Department Chair
...preferable to seek a faculty member who has significant grant experience, understands the legislative process, and feels comfortable seeking external support. By examining very carefully what the chair will actually...