…mission. Below, I outline the varying nature of these relationships: Academic leaders: Provosts, deans, department chairs, associate deans, school directors, and program coordinators are individuals leading at different levels across…
…The Department Chair, 28(1), 1–3. Lees, N. D. (2015). Planning priorities for leaving the chair position. Academic Leader, 31(6), 3, 5, 8. N. Douglas Lees, PhD, is associate dean for…
…college or university. But despite all the benefits we can derive from highly effective academic leaders, failed academic leaders actually teach us more. While much of the success that effective…
…run, poor-quality courses result in more issues for department chairs. Watching the money:A department chair often is responsible for the staffing of online courses. With this comes a decision on…
In viewing the organizational structure of our colleges and universities, there is a common hierarchy of faculty, chairs, deans, and higher administration that includes a president or campus leader and…
…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…
…departments in external funding, and faculty and/or staff efforts to improve student career advising), deans will often say things such as “Under the leadership of the chair, Dr. Johnston ….
…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…
Many of us either are asked to serve as chair of our department as a cyclical rotating chair or have made the decision to pursue the chair position on our…
…colleges do not hold terminal degrees. Nor do many department chairs or even deans, especially at small, rural institutions. Even if you lack a doctorate, depending on the custom and…