A positive and productive departmental climate can often seem like love. We might admire it from afar and wish we had that luck, although we can learn to cope by
When you’re the one in charge, it’s not always easy to get an honest, unvarnished look at what’s really happening within your organization. People try to put their best foot
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As an online administrator, I can tell you that it feels like we have been talking about ways to improve faculty buy-in for online education for the past 10 to
In a recent article, we delineated several institutional motivations for and benefits of interim administrative appointments. Initially, the appointing administrator elects to immediately launch a full search or to make
New teachers often teach the way they were taught. Give or take a few workshops or online training courses about writing learning objectives or understanding the LMS, many of us
Kris De Welde is director of Women’s and Gender Studies and professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology, College of Charleston. She will be delivering a plenary address titled
Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness are two of the most important units within any higher education entity and are necessary to ensure an institution is focused on accomplishing the mission.
Starting a new program at a large comprehensive institution of higher education can be a daunting but rewarding task. This program took place in the College of Education at an
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