Leading Faculty in a Time of Anxiety
As the fall semester approaches, anxiety for faculty, students and parents is on the rise. Many of the institutions that…
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Revisiting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
As schools, colleges, and universities prepare to launch the upcoming academic year, questions and concerns abound. Whether a campus has…
Student-Centered Leadership in the era of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter Movement
College students across the country are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as they have had to complete this school…
How To Give and Receive Constructive Feedback
Have you ever worked with an employee who loved hearing the words, “Can I give you some feedback?” It’s a…
Crisis Leadership as a Higher Ed Employer
We live in extraordinary and uncertain times. Your decisions now are virtually guaranteed to have unintended consequences. There will be…
Leadership in Extraordinary Times
I happened to be in Portland for an event at my son’s college, Lewis and Clark, when I first heard…
Crisis Management on Campus
In April of 2009, I was a vice-provost at UT Austin, preparing to head to China with a delegation from…
A Celebration of Black History Month
Welcome to Black History Month! Google got us off to a great start with this video: The contributions of African…
How to Spot and Avoid Red Flags in Leadership
Leadership is one of the most important functions of a management team in higher education. Not only do the members…
5 Crisis Communication Tips Every Higher Education Institution Needs
This article originally appeared in The Biz Blog on January 30, 2018. Universities across the globe face different crises on…