ACAD Leader Archive: April 2023
Teaching Evaluations, ACAD Fellows
Peer Review of Teaching: Should it Be the Gold Standard?
Jamila Bookwala • Professor of Psychology and Former Dean of the Faculty • Lafayette College • Easton, PA
Marc Falk • Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Interim Associate Dean for Student Academics • Coe College • Cedar Rapids, IA
Jeanne Hamming • Associate Dean • Centenary College of Louisiana • Shreveport, LA
Stephanie Storms • Assistant Provost, Faculty Affairs, Development & Diversity • Palo Alto University • Palo Alto, CA
Bohsiu Wu • Associate Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences • California State University Northridge • Los Angeles, CA
April 19, 2023
By now, everyone knows the problems associated with those end-of-the-semester student course evaluations of faculty instruction. But what about peer evaluation of instruction? Is it the gold standard or is it subject to the same biases and fault lines? Our 2021-2022 cohort of ACAD Fellows investigates.Career Satisfaction, The Faculty
Making (Work) Lives Matter: The Professional and Institutional Riches of Collaborating with Mid-Career Faculty
Ty Buckman • Executive Vice President • Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation • Charlottesville, VA
Jeffrey B. Kurtz • Professor, Department of Communication • Denison University • Granville, OH
April 19, 2023
How can we support tenured, mid-career faculty flourish in our institutions? Two seasoned academic leaders reflect on what they have learned.Workforce Skills, Citizenship Skills, Equity
“Enough with the ‘Soft Skills’ Already! Let’s Embrace the ‘Both/And’”
Bridget G. Trogden • Associate Dean for Engagement & General Education in Division of Undergraduate Studies and Professor in Department of Engineering and Science Education • Clemson University • Clemson, SC
Kristin Walker-Donnelly • Director of Assessment in Division of Student Affairs and Visiting Professor in the College of Education • Clemson University • Clemson, SC
April 19, 2023
Does anyone feel good about using the phrase “soft skills” to describe learning that is essential to professional success, to say nothing of a healthy democracy. Trogden and Walker-Donnelly make the case for a new term that could get us away from the wrong end of a bad binary opposition.Program Prioritization, Decision-Making, Program Review, Shared Governance
It Shouldn’t Take a Crisis to Engage in Academic Program Review and Prioritization
Matt Draud • Vice President for Academic Affairs • McMurry University • Abilene, TX
Jodi Eastberg • Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies • Alverno College • Milwaukee, WI
Barb May • Provost and Senior Vice President • St. Mary's College • Notre Dame, IN
Brian Peterson • Vice President of Academic Affairs • LaGrange College • LaGrange, GA
April 19, 2023
“Understanding some of the potential pitfalls of prioritization, how might the process be facilitated by faculty and driven by shared governance?” A team of four senior administrators from four different institutions come together here to share their insights.Public Humanities, Faculty Evaluation, Tenure & Promotion
How Do You Evaluate Public Humanities Scholarship?
Paula M. Krebs • Executive Director • Modern Language Association • New York, N.Y.
April 19, 2023
In this 3-minute read, our friends over at the Modern Language Association drop in to inform of us of some new resources you can use to evaluate an emerging form of scholarship when you’re doing tenure and promotion reviews.Management, Interpersonal Communication Skills
Managing Your Supervisor: Working with Senior Leadership
Sheila Liotta • Vice President of Academic Affairs • St. Anselm College • Goffstown, NH
April 19, 2023
Managing up does not necessarily come naturally to a faculty member who has risen through the ranks. The higher you ascend, the trickier it becomes. Here are some practical strategies.