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Making the transition from faculty to administration and taking on a leadership position is a big change. The new roles and responsibilities, as well as work style, can affect if faculty succeed in their new role.
Examines the theory behind leadership and applies to it models that are aligned with the leadership skills needed for successful chair leadership.
While many institutions still stipulate that department chairs have a record of scholarship and publication, all institutions expect chairs to be more than a role model or figurehead. Department faculty seek a strong advocate, a consensus builder, a budget wizard, and a superb manager. Academic deans and provosts seek department chairs who have superb managerial and communication skills, and are able to implement university policies and directives.
A discussion of 10 issues which are often stumbling blocks in the transition from faculty to administration.
Opinion column by Todd A. Diacon, former Chairman of the History Department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Opinion column by Michael C. Munger, Chair of the Political Science Department at Duke University.
Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom
From Computer
Log in and start your Zoom session with participants
From Phone
To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera