# Academic Leader: Effective strategies for deans, department chairs, program heads, and other academic administrators

> Academic Leader is an online publication dedicated to providing proven, practical strategies to help college administrators lead more effectively\.

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## Posts
- [Reciprocity over Hierarchy: Designing and Implementing a Student\-Led Reverse Mentoring Program](https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/leadership-strategies/reciprocity-over-hierarchy-designing-and-implementing-a-student-led-reverse-mentoring-program/): Many academic leaders, including administrators and faculty members, participate in traditional mentoring programs that prioritize hierarchy\. But these programs typically don’t foster engagement and connection between students and faculty or administrators\. While the faculty and administrators miss out on their students’ untapped knowledge, students likewise miss out on the knowledge, soft skills, and experience of their faculty and administrative leaders\. Both sides are navigating power dynamics, insecurities, and communication barriers, all of which can lead to misunderstandings and limited engagement\.
- [How to Make AI Decisions Before the Evidence Is Settled](https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/leadership-strategies/how-to-make-ai-decisions-before-the-evidence-is-settled/)
- [Launching a Moot Court Program Without a Law School](https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/curriculum-planning/launching-a-moot-court-program-without-a-law-school/): High\-impact experiential learning opportunities such as moot court are often associated with law schools, large universities, or well\-funded prelaw programs\. Smaller institutions may assume that creating an authentic appellate advocacy experience requires substantial funding, specialized faculty, or a formal legal studies program\. It does not\.
- [Pandemic First\-Years, Adult Learners, and the Never Enrolled: Revisiting the High School Class of 2020](https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/students/pandemic-first-years-adult-learners-and-the-never-enrolled-the-high-school-class-of-2020/): For generations of Americans, their senior year of high school was highlighted by homecoming, class trips, prom, and graduation\. This was not the case for the class of 2020\. High school ended with remote learning, few opportunities for socialization, and a future driven by fear and uncertainty\. It’s no surprise that when it came time to choose a college for the fall, the National Student Clearinghouse data indicate that over 560,000 students chose not to attend\. Community colleges, schools often serving our most vulnerable students, were responsible for 96 percent of that decline\. For those who did attend, college lacked community and engagement, hallmarks of the higher education experience, which were replaced by screens, social distancing, and minimal socialization\.
- [A Task Isn’t Getting Done\. What Should You Do?](https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/leadership-strategies/a-task-isnt-getting-done-what-should-you-do/): A colleague is not completing a task you asked them to do\. The situation has dragged on and on\. You’re frustrated, angry, and disappointed\.

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