Mercenary U
...probably all soon be working at Mercenary U. Resources on state funding: 25 Years of Declining State Support for Public Colleges http://www.chronicle.com/interactives/statesupport?cid=megamenu Public Research Universities: Changes in State Funding http://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/researchpapersmonographs/PublicResearchUniv_ChangesInStateFunding.pdf...
Spotlight on Campus Speech: Q&A with Michelle N. Deutchman of the ADL (Part 1)
...galvanizes an activist response. The college campus, which has long been a bastion of the free exchange of ideas, has become the nexus of this clash of ideals, and ignited...
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How an Academic Leader Changes a Lightbulb
...being asked to take on the task. In the short term, academic leaders should avoid assigning responsibilities to faculty members just before final exams need to be graded or when...
Reflections on “Becoming” a Department Chair
...Admin 101: The art of gracefully accepting defeat. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/admin-101-the-art-of-gracefully-accepting-defeat Whitaker, M. (2020, July 27). How to be a trauma-informed department chair amid Covid-19. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-to-be-a-trauma-informed-department-chair-amid-covid-19...
Managing Conflict: Please Don’t Leave
...teacher, and serves on five university-wide committees and four department committees. She is also the project director of a large five-year US Department of Education federal grant of $500,000, which...
Clemson Provides Textbook Case of Performance-Based Fire Protection at New Football Practice Facility
...in South Carolina, I soon expect a slew of such projects may also consider this method on campuses nationwide.” Article contributed by Xtralis, 175 Bodwell Street, Avon, MA 02322; www.xtralis.com/vea....
Creating Space, Relieving Stress, and Making the Job More Enticing
...mix of short- and long-term projects. The former are used to obtain quick victories (demonstrating progress in promoting faculty morale) while the latter are being methodically addressed. Delegate some of...
Zen and the Art of Higher Education Administration
<span class="excerpt_part">...most <strong>com</strong>pelling vision. <strong>And</strong> part of a <strong>com</strong>pelling vision <strong>com</strong>es from your ability to incorporate the ideas <strong>and</strong> hopes of others into your area’s overall plan. The goal, therefore, is...</span>
The Department Chair as the Engine of Diversity Transformation
...the literature as the first research-based study of the department chair’s diversity leadership role. The study draws on extensive survey and interview research findings from a substantial sample of chairs...