ACAD Leader Archive: October 2020
An Introduction to John R. Silber’s “The Dean as Educator: His Doing and Undoing.”
Andrew Adams • Director, School of Music • Western Carolina University • Cullowhee, North Carolina
October 23, 2020
Our past editor provides context for a piece from the archives—John Silber’s keynote address at the 1971 ACAD Annual Meeting.The Dean as Educator: His Doing and Undoing
John R. Silber (1926-2012) • Dean (1967-1970), College of Arts and Sciences • University of Texas at Austin • Austin, Texas
October 23, 2020
Dr. Silber’s sprawling, fiery speech from the 1971 general session of the ACAD Annual Meeting. Silber had recently been ousted from his deanship at the University of Texas in Austin and had a few things on his mind.The Academy and the Pandemic of Protest: How Higher Education Institutions Can Shape the Narrative toward Equity and Social Justice
Toni Sims Muhammad • Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs • Allen University • Columbia, South Carolina
Hayward Derrick Horton • Professor of Sociology • State University of New York at Albany • Albany, New York
October 22, 2020
What can our institutions—especially predominately white institutions—do to address structural social injustice and inequity? The authors offer some concrete proposals.Prioritizing Equity: Incorporating Racial Ethnic Equity in Academic Program Prioritization
Michael R. Wick • Provost & Dean of Faculty • St. Mary’s College of Maryland • St. Mary’s City, Maryland
Anne Marie Brady • Director of Institutional Research • St. Mary’s College of Maryland • St. Mary’s City, Maryland
October 22, 2020
Wick and Brady update a canonical guide to prioritization in such a way that allows an institution to take into account data on race and ethnicity.Collaboration, Managing Change
Working through Presidential Transitions
Maria C. Garriga • Vice Provost • Thomas More University • Crestview Hills, Kentucky
October 22, 2020
Tested, practical wisdom on how to bring a new president onboard successfully.Lessons from an Eldercare Journey
Kristine Bartanen • Professor emerita of Communication Studies, Academic Vice President 2004-2018, Provost 2018-2019 • University of Puget Sound • Tacoma, Washington
October 22, 2020
Chances are, you or one of your faculty colleagues is caring for an aging or sick family member. Dr. Bartanen provides a detailed guide to navigating the process with grace.Interim Leadership is a Job, Not Just a Title
Colleen S. Mulholland • Dean • University of Northern Iowa • Cedar Falls, Iowa
Stephanie Schmitz • Associate Dean • University of Northern Iowa • Cedar Falls, Iowa
October 22, 2020
Thoughts on taking up the trickiest of appointments: the role of the interim dean at one’s own institution.
