Academic leaders often approach faculty development as a sequence of workshops, webinars, or one-time teaching tips. Those offerings matter, but they do not, by themselves, create the kind of teaching culture that helps faculty grow, stay, and lead. Faculty development becomes more powerful when leaders treat it as infrastructure: a structured support system that scales across faculty roles, sustains growth over time, and reinforces the institution’s mission.
How Leaders Shape, Signal, and Build Cultures: A Discussion Guide for Academic Leaders and Their Teams
Among the many desired traits most prized in academic leadership, the ability to shape (or reshape) institutional culture is sometimes overlooked in favor of fiscal acumen, the ability to drive
Lisa Jasinski
May 4, 2026
