...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...
...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...
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...
...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 ....
...are often led only by the department chair. To change the feel of dry department meetings, encourage wider participation, and support a department culture of mutual respect, consider adding a...
...the resources and leadership necessary for chair success. What we have attempted here is list some areas of chair work that, if discharged appropriately, will allow deans to focus on...
...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...
...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...
Department chairs can play a significant role in promoting collaboration and cooperation for the benefit of individual faculty members and the unit. In an interview with Academic Leader, Patrick Lawrence,...
...the initiative can be both an annoyance and a challenge to the academic leader. Several strategies are available to the leader. If the leader is aware of dissenters’ concerns and...