Bob Greenstreet • Professor and Dean Emeritus • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • Milwaukee, WI
November 14, 2024
Based upon his decades of experience, a veteran dean offers his top ten core principles for effective leadership. These fundamental approaches offer a valuable reference point whether you are new to your role or simply seeking ways to be more successful as an administrator. Read more >
Gordon Alley-Young • Dean of Faculty • Kingsborough Community College – CUNY • Brooklyn, NY
Cynthia Olvina • Academic Affairs Manager, Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost • Kingsborough Community College – CUNY • Brooklyn, NY
May 7, 2024
A quick-start guide for orienting and onboarding a new chairperson, especially when it is an unexpected change and short transition period. Written from the vantage of a faculty and a staff leader who oversee chair development, this article provides practical advice for setting up a new chair for success. Read more >
Brandon Smith • Associate Vice President • John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education • Brevard, N.C.
Vicki McGillin • Associate Vice President • John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education • Brevard, N.C.
John N. Gardner • Executive Chair and Founder • John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education • Brevard, N.C.
October 26, 2023
The ACAD Leader is proud to partner with the The John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education to introduce a new series on innovation in the academic arena. Here, three co-authors lay the foundation for case studies to follow in subsequent issues. Read more >
Jennifer Armstrong • Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty and Sydney J. Weinberg, Jr. Chair in Natural Sciences • Scripps College • Claremont, Calif.
Menna Bizuneh • Associate Professor of Economics • Pitzer College • Claremont, Calif.
Shana Levin • Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow • Claremont McKenna College • Claremont, Calif.
Ellen (Rentz) Ketels • Associate Professor of Literature and Associate Dean of Faculty • Claremont McKenna College • Claremont, Calif.
Katherine M. Van Heuvelen • R. Michael Shanahan Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty • Harvey Mudd College • Claremont, Calif.
October 26, 2023
Herewith the Claremont Faculty Leadership Program (CFLP) as a case study of a faculty leadership development program that identifies and trains emerging faculty leaders while also building community. The authors offer general strategies for building, operating, assessing, and sustaining an in-house faculty leadership program tailored to one’s own institutional context. Read more >
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