…help, given what you know from these data. Half the people who leave the first year are not necessarily academically deficient. They’re leaving to transfer to other places, perhaps a…
…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…
…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…
Knowing how to handle student complaints is an essential skill for department chairs. In an interview with Academic Leader, Patricia Markunas, chair of the psychology department at Salem State University,…
…A better approach is a practice known as appreciative inquiry, which builds on strengths and what is working well to bring about positive change. In an interview with Academic Leader,…
…for your students, nobody can improve your teaching for you. It’s something done by you, for you (and for your students). Formative feedback guarantees the integrity of the improvement process—Teachers…
…my integrity in the classroom while maintaining my sanity? First, I will take a course release rather than a course overload as compensation for my work as chair. More money…
…welcome legislative initiatives is the Diploma and Accreditation Integrity Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4535), currently in subcommittee. It’s designed to: legally define what it means to be a degree-granting…
