Almost every academic leader will have to successfully work through an experience that leads to considering separation of some member from the Academic Affairs team. The reasons for separation may be rooted in performance, lack of teamwork, actions and decisions inconsistent with the mission, lack of student-centeredness, changes in institutional direction, or better protection of the productivity of other members of the Academic Affairs team, among other considerations.
From “Rename and Remain” to “Reframe and Regain”: Reimagining Campus Inclusiveness
In my last article, I highlighted the crucial strategies of “person-first” and “targeted universalism” amid the wave of anti-DEI legislation in higher education. Initially, many of us embraced a “rename
Molly Kerby
July 7, 2025
