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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

A Re-Engagement Strategy for Administrators

Ivan Pulinkala describes a new model at Kennesaw State University, where all senior academic administrators make an annual commitment to teaching or research.

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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

Practical Lessons for Leaders in Crisis

It’s not just about surviving the storm—it’s about coming out stronger on the other side, Janet N. Spriggs and Paula Dibley write.

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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

Presidential Transitions: Navigating the Twilight

Patrick Sanaghan and Dorothy Escribano offer advice on ending a presidency well.

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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

Why Administrators Fail

Joe P. Dunn offers some best practices gleaned from a more than 50-year faculty tenure.

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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

So You Want to Be a Disrupter

Jeffrey Herbst offers advice for how college leaders can prepare themselves for bruising battles over controversial changes in institutional direction.

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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

Leading Through Uncertainty

As leaders, we can help others manage uncertainty, even if we can’t provide all the answers, Jen Heemstra writes.

An illustration of a man sitting in a giant chair, striking the pose of a dominant, uncaring leader, as he sips a coffee and works at a laptop. Below him very small figures of people clamor for his attention.
Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

How to Ensure You’ll Never Be a Chair Again

Want out of the chair role? Lisa Chasan-Taber and Barry Braun offer 10 tips for failing (up).

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Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

Keep Calm and Carry On

Higher ed leaders need to carefully consider their unique contexts in charting a path through the current chaos, Susan Elrod and Adrianna Kezar write.