One word that I heard repeatedly from the 50+ higher ed leaders I interviewed last summer[*] was “impossible.” According to these interviewees, leadership jobs today are impossible, working with faculty
Those in deanships in higher education change on average every four to six years (Henk, Wepner, and Ali 2022). Given the turnover rate, one would think institutions would have a
Well, the election has come and gone, and its impact most certainly varies depending on where you are. On my campus, the reaction suggests that the outcome was not what
The US Economic Development Administration defines economic development as the process of creating conditions that improve quality of life and economic growth. Academic leaders in higher education are in a
Election day is tomorrow, but we know that the full results of the voting likely won’t be known for several weeks. Perhaps we will continue to feel election anxiety for
If you’ve read these pages in the past three years, you’ve seen me write a lot about burnout and its impact on faculty well-being and institutional culture. The World Health
Now that I am a rank-and-file full professor and not an administrator, academic leadership is starting to look a bit different. I no longer am invited to the meetings at
Since starting my role as director of the Office of Faculty Professional Development at my institution three years ago, I’ve had the pleasure of attending the opening session for our
Although women have made substantial progress in attaining leadership positions, women remain underrepresented in all sectors—including higher education. While women attain more doctoral and master’s degrees than their male counterparts,
I don’t know about you, but I always feel as though delegation is one of those practices that deans need to do better. I speak from sad personal experience. As
