Earlier this week I had a full faculty day on campus—a day of teaching and tending to administrative requirements that reminded me both of how glad I am that I am no longer a dean and of how much cognitive dissonance is involved in being a humanities faculty member at a research university.
Beyond Programs: Leadership Lessons from Ireland’s Inclusive Universities
During a recent sabbatical studying inclusive postsecondary education in Ireland, I visited four universities—University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, and Mary Immaculate
Ashley Rodrigues
July 20, 2026
