ACAD Leader Archive: April 2020
Political Correctness: The Metapolitics of Deaning
Elizabeth McKinsey • Maxine H. and Winston R. Wallin Professor of American Studies and English • Carleton College • Northfield, Minnesota
April 27, 2020
“Political Correctness” was a hot issue on campus in 1992. In this throwback piece, Elizabeth McKinsey, Dean of Carleton College, addresses her ACAD colleagues at the time and offers perspectives for navigating the situation.Political Correctness and Deaning, Three Decades Later: A Reflection
Elizabeth McKinsey • Maxine H. and Winston R. Wallin Professor of American Studies and English • Carleton College • Northfield, Minnesota
April 23, 2020
In the context of the current political climate, evolving technology, and the increasing diversification of the campus, Elizabeth McKinsey reflects on her 1992 essay.Helping to Complete the Puzzle: Shared Governance as Integrated Governance
Brian Peterson • Associate Dean for Curriculum and Faculty Development • Central College • Pella, Iowa
April 23, 2020
Shared governance doesn’t mean having more pieces of the puzzle than anyone else; rather, it is about understanding how your pieces fit together.At the Heart of What We Do: Teaching First Year and Gateway Courses
David Burrows • Professor of Psychology • Lawrence University • Appleton, Wisconsin
April 23, 2020
“Academic administrators should teach,” announces David Burrows, and there are few better places for them to engage than in first-year or gateway courses.
Leadership Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear
Mark Riccardi • Dean, School of Security and Global Studies • American Public University • Charles Town, West Virginia
April 23, 2020
Man encounters bear. Bear attacks man. Man survives. Wisdom ensues.