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Leadership

Managing by Meeting

Academics manage by meetings. Half of the day in the life of a department chair is spent in formal meetings (average length: 50 minutes), and another 22 percent in informal meetings. Thus, department chairs find themselves in meetings 70 percent of their day. For deans, the number of meetings exponentially

Walter H. Gmelch, PhD September 1, 2025 No Comments

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Diversity

The Faculty’s Role in Closing Equity Gaps: Academic Policies and Practices

Since the spring of 2020, predominantly White institutions (PWIs) of higher education have felt understandable pressure to examine everything we do through an equity lens. Colleges and universities have, for example, turned a spotlight on admissions practices that have disproportionately benefited upper-middle class students. We have also begun to rethink financial aid

Constance C. Relihan, PhD August 25, 2025 No Comments