As a former editor in the business profession and now educator, I see connections between business and classroom best practices, especially when it comes to using academic learning agreements to…
…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…
…College Leadership (2007), and The Essential College Professor: A Practical Guide to an Academic Career (forthcoming). All are published by Jossey-Bass. Excerpted from Killing Institutional Zombies, Academic Leader, July 2009….
…approach in Part 3 [next week]. References: Buller, J.L. (June 2009). The pros and cons of merit pay. Academic Leader. 25.6, 7–8. Smith, B. (February, 2002). The integrated scholar: Have…
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,…
…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…
…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….
…an interview with Academic Leader, he shared his techniques. Hire right “It begins with recruiting great people who are able to work with others,” Sorofman says. “If you get the…
