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 yourself too deeply in your day-to-day work, create a foundation for a sustainable and enjoyable tenure in higher education administration. Such a foundation can include mentoring, professional development, financial planning, and self-care. Creating the conditions for you to be your best self will help you serve others more effectively.
Connections Are Everything: Putting Relationships at the Heart of Higher Ed
As academic leaders, we are under so much pressure to deliver—enrollment targets, strategic plans, graduation rates, AI policies, and on and on—that we can lose sight of what our students
Isis Artze-Vega, Leo M. Lambert, and Peter Felten
March 4, 2024
