...and responsibilities of the department chair. Chairs are serving less willingly than ever before. Potential chairs do not want to serve as chair. Chairs are not adequately educated or trained...
Although not often in mind at the outset of life as an academic department chair, the time will come for all academic department chairs to exit their administrative roles. What...
...of teaching and service. A divided department split on the tenure vote, and the independent letter by the department chair did not support tenure. A leader of the group supporting...
...were raised beyond the values for TLCs (70 percent, 2.82) or SB (72 percent, 2.76) alone. 21st Century Scholars Success Program In 1990, the Indiana legislature established the 21st Century...
...First-time deans sometimes want to keep acting as though they are still chairs of their former departments. First-time provosts sometimes act as though they are still deans of their former...
...and job prospects change. Jeffrey L. Buller is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University and senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership & Assessment...
...leaders, it would contribute to developing resiliency in the deanship, which would help with leadership stability in higher education. Because most deans have not received formal training for their positions,...
...leaders must look beyond old paradigms of success in higher education. Today’s academic leader must truly understand and act upon the wisdom of “It takes a village to raise a...
...changes, pedagogical approaches, and student learning outcomes. Our new book, The Department Chair as Transformative Diversity Leader (Stylus, 2015), is the first research-based resource on the chair’s role in diversity...
Much has been written about the increasing workloads placed on our academic department chairs. Coupled with the fact that recently appointed chairs also bring with them to their new roles...