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Becoming an Engaged Campus
A Practical Guide for Institutionalizing Public Engagement
August 7, 2014
This book offers a how-to resource for campus leaders who want to take a strategic approach to creating change within the university and in relation to the community.
Appreciative Inquiry in Higher Education
A Transformative Force
May 1, 2013
Appreciative Inquiry in Higher Education: A Transformative Force provides practical guidance on how Appreciative Inquiry, long known as a valuable approach and process for change management and group development, can be applied in higher education and make an impact on the next generation of positive change makers.
A Letter to a New Chair
December 12, 2012
A list of specific tips to aid new chairs from a veteran department chair.
Helping Faculty Find Work-Life Balance
The Path Toward Family-Friendly Institutions
December 6, 2012
Helping Faculty Find Work-Life Balance gives voice to faculty and reveals the myriad of personal and professional issues faculty face over the span of their academic careers.
The Department Chair Primer
What Chairs Need to Know and Do to Make a Difference
December 6, 2012
The Department Chair Primer provides the practical information that chairs need to do their jobs well.
Study Identifies 5 Most Helpful Experiences for Moving from Faculty to Department Chair
December 6, 2012
Brenda Coppard, chair of occupational therapy at Creighton University, focused her research on the transition new chairs experience.
The Essential Department Chair
A Comprehensive Desk Reference, 2nd Edition
December 5, 2012
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 much-needed desk reference, a book that includes “everything you need to know to be a department chair.”
Chairing Academic Departments
Traditional and Emerging Expectations
December 5, 2012
The author offers experience-based suggestions for new, existing, and potential chairs as they face a higher education enterprise that is undergoing significant change.
Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Institute
May 16, 2024
The Jossey-Bass Department Chair Leadership Institute hosts a wealth of resources for the professional enrichment of academic leaders.
Article: 10 Suggestions for a New Department Chair
May 16, 2024
Michael C. Munger, three-term department chair at Duke University, shares his suggestions for what qualities are important to be a successful department chair.
Podcast: Essential Advice that Every Department Chair Can Use
May 16, 2024
Jossey-Bass author and presenter Jeffrey Buller offers advice to Department Chairs on time management in this podcast.
Publication: Academic Leader
May 16, 2024
Academic Leader is a newsletter dedicated to providing ideas and insight to academic leaders.