…far removed from “Composition 101.” Even instructors who work on writing skills find it challenging to maintain momentum when their own academic content inevitably requires attention. Moreover, students, many of…
…than an asset to academic programs. Underprepared TAs generate student complaints, and may fail to facilitate course learning outcomes. The unit head or TA director, then, must manage the issues…
…questionable validity of the evaluation instrument, threats to academic freedom, and misuse by administrators. Every college instructor subjected to student evaluation, myself included, has probably mused about these possibilities at…
…to taking their frustration out on customers.” (Porath & Pearson, 2013) In a webinar on AACN, Addressing the Harmful Effects of Gaslighting in Academic Nursing, Cynthia Clark, founder of Civility…
…O’Brien, vice president of academic affairs at Century College in Minnesota. In an interview with Academic Leader O’Brien said it’s important to consider these future faculty before they arrive because…
…for what? It might be helpful for academic leaders to reflect on such questions. It seems to me that the concept of educational accountability has morphed through several murky, even…
…and vice president for academic affairs at Kettering University, and Roxanne Cullen is a professor of English at Ferris State University. Excerpted from Investing in Leadership, Academic Leader, September 2007….
Many academic leaders are involved in regional accreditations, and I am no exception. The six regional accrediting agencies are becoming increasingly stringent in the application and interpretation of their standards,…
