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So You Want to Be a Department Chair: Embarking on an Administrative Career at a Two-Year College

My previous article was for reluctant administrators—those who don’t necessarily aspire to leadership positions but find themselves, for whatever reason, thrust into the role. This time, I’d like to address faculty members who do want to climb the administrative ladder, particularly at two-year colleges. As I noted in my earlier piece, institutions

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New Approach Breathes New Life into Leadership Development Program

About 10 years ago, the academic deans and academic directors that make up the University Council on Teaching and Faculty Development at Tufts University noticed a problem. Academic leaders weren’t given the training and support they needed to excel in their positions. It was not a particularly unique problem—lots of

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Leadership

So You Want to Be a Department Chair: Embarking on an Administrative Career at a Two-Year College 

My previous article was for reluctant administrators—those who don’t necessarily aspire to leadership positions but find themselves, for whatever reason, thrust into the role. This time, I’d like to address faculty members who do want to climb the administrative ladder, particularly at two-year colleges. As I noted in my earlier piece, institutions...
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