Since starting my role as director of the Office of Faculty Professional Development at my institution three years ago, I’ve had the pleasure of attending the opening session for our
Although women have made substantial progress in attaining leadership positions, women remain underrepresented in all sectors—including higher education. While women attain more doctoral and master’s degrees than their male counterparts,
We live in unprecedented times. Institutions of all sizes and funding models are experiencing the effects of accelerating change. Responding to political and economic changes, climate threat, funding instability, and
When you assume a new administrative position, you may quickly be consumed by learning the ropes, managing crises, implementing change, or even all these at once. So before you immerse
Higher education faculty know the value of providing formative feedback to students. They recognize that feedback that provides actionable information promotes deeper learning. Faculty are also accustomed to receiving feedback
Those academics among us who have titled positions of leadership—dean, director, department chair—know what our supervisory responsibilities are. We know that we are charged with, among other duties, the supervision
Non-tenure-track faculty (NTTF) make up over 50 percent of the faculty in higher education (“Percentages of Full-Time Faculty,” 2020). At associate’s and baccalaureate-granting institutions, more than 70 percent of faculty
Faculty are typically required to serve on university committees as part of their workload expectations. One university’s approach to supporting and fostering women in leadership was to create and
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One of the most highly touted high-impact resources for students, faculty, and staff in the academy is mentorship. The research is clear: mentoring matters. According to the literature, mentored
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