Department Chairs Portal
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Study Identifies 5 Most Helpful Experiences for Moving from Faculty to Department Chair
Helping Faculty Find Work-Life Balance
The Department Chair Primer
A Letter to a New Chair
Chairing Academic Departments
The Essential Department Chair
Chairs and the Law
Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Institute
The IDEA Center
Study Identifies 5 Most Helpful Experiences for Moving from Faculty to Department Chair
Brenda Coppard, chair of occupational therapy at Creighton University, focused her research on the transition new chairs experience.
The Department Chair Primer
The Department Chair Primer provides the practical informati
A Letter to a New Chair
A list of specific tips to aid new chairs from a veteran department chair. Link to article.
Chairing Academic Departments
The author offers experience-based suggestions for new, existing, and potential chairs as they face a higher education enterprise that is undergoing significant change.
The Essential Department Chair
The new edition incorporates many timely topics, such as department ethics and politics, accounting for sponsored research, and addressing staff conflicts, and is now truly more than a guide—it’s a
Chairs and the Law
The 2005 Workshop for Department Chairs was dedicated to discussing the legal issues that face department chairs. Themes included sexual and racial harassment, tenure, and hiring.
Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Institute
The Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Institute hosts a wealth of resources for Department Chairs.
The IDEA Center
The IDEA Center offers services to support Department Chairs.
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