My responsibilities as associate provost and dean of instruction position me to serve as a sort of academic ombudsman, a person who receives concerns raised by both faculty and students…
The transition to a new academic leadership position is full of complexities, unwritten rules, and new challenges. Whether the new provost, dean, or chair is new to the institution or…
…your series of actions and feel relieved when you see results. Building on the school vision As leaders in the classroom, we know that academic leaders need to focus their…
…University and senior partner of ATLAS, a firm providing academic leadership training and assessment worldwide. His latest book, Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation: A Practical Guide for Academic Leaders, is…
…useful insights into managing the health of academic departments. She offers the following advice to department chairs: Set strategic goals. When faculty members become chairs because it’s their turn, they…
Remember the “good ol’ days?” How often did you walk down a hallway of your academic unit and pass a student, faculty or staff member, or administrator and have a…
…to celebrate, ask what others are grateful for and celebrate gratitude! 5. It’s okay to take a timeout. During tough times, the realities of academic and administrative life can weigh…
…on reflection and making academic connections to meet specific learning objectives. Kolb’s experiential learning theory, which serves as a common foundation for service-learning pedagogy, further emphasizes the importance of reflection…
