Those academics among us who have titled positions of leadership—dean, director, department chair—know what our supervisory responsibilities are. We know that we are charged with, among other duties, the supervision of our faculty and others ...
An eminent threat to the United States’ workforce is the culture of burnout, productivity challenges, and mental and physical stress. Bourgeoning empirical investigation and strong anecdotal evidence affirms that academia is not exempt (Barreto et ...
Non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) make up over 50 percent of the faculty in higher education (“Percentages of Full-Time Faculty,” 2020). At associate’s and baccalaureate-granting institutions, more than 70 percent of faculty are NTTF. There are many ...
A diverse faculty is beneficial for enhancing institutional innovation and creativity, and cultivating culturally competent students who are prepared to solve global problems from diverse perspectives. While many universities are taking steps to increase the ...
A September 6, 2023, New York Times column by Nicholas Kristof highlighted our global loneliness crisis. Kristof states, “Loneliness crushes the soul, but researchers are finding it does far more damage than that. It is ...
When disempowered employees, like part-time professors, are told they need professional development, it often creates negative emotions that leadership does not address. To disempowered employees, professional development commonly seems like a time investment that does ...
One of the most highly touted high-impact resources for students, faculty, and staff in the academy is mentorship. The research is clear: mentoring matters. According to the literature, mentored faculty and staff report higher levels ...
If you are reading this, you believe in higher education and are committed to making your program and unit as dynamic as possible. This requires hard work every day: creating, maintaining, updating, and adapting. So ...
This article is adapted from Irene M. H. Herold, “How to Develop Leadership Skills: Developing the Right Program for You,” Library Issues 35, no. 2 (November 2014). This article is adapted from Irene M. H. Herold, ...
Your department has just hired a new tenure-track professor, and for them, it’s the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Now what? New faculty joining a department may feel an array of emotions—excitement, anxiety, curiosity, and ...