What Deans Need from Chairs: Defining and Building Leadership Capacity Through the Clemson Chair Academy
Tia N. Dumas • Associate Vice President for Strategic Alliances, Office of the Provost • Clemson University • Clemson, SC
Thomas Kealy, Jr. • Director of Faculty Awards and Honorifics • Clemson University • Clemson, SC
May 25, 2026
Most department chairs are trained to manage, not to lead through complexity. The Clemson Chair Academy demonstrates a practical, replicable approach to developing chairs as leaders over time. Read more >


