As a new department chair, you face many challenges?chief among them that you likely received little or no formal training in academic leadership. You may feel
If higher education is to fulfill its vital social mission, new department leaders must be prepared for their positions and get up to speed on the basics quickl
THE ESSENTIAL DEPARTMENT CHAIR This second edition of the informative and influential The Essential Department Chair offers academic chairs and department heads
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A practical, accessible handbook for chairing a department. Over the course of a typical academic career, most faculty will serve at least one term as chair of