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How to Better Support Deans (opinion)
You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. travellinglight/iStock/Getty Images Plus Being a president is hard. Seriously hard. We are watching the rapidly increasing presidential turnover rate collide with the lack of formal succession planning at a time when higher education is under significant political pressure. This is a serious problem for higher education. But contrary to the popular perception, the president is not the sole difference-maker to an institution’s success.
Some suggested tactics for leading during a trying time (opinion)
In the British comedy team Monty Python’s film Life of Brian, a character who seems to be in dire straits sings a classic song: “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” Though seething with sarcasm and humor within the context of the movie, the scene is also an endearing reminder to stay positive in the face of tough challenges.
The Art of Executive Feedback
Getty Images One of academe’s most glaring blind spots lies in how, and when, we evaluate our leaders. A recurrent problem, it’s even more acute now that higher education is constantly living under a microscope. We tend to leave gaping windows of time between evaluations, under the mistaken notion that campus leaders need breathing room to adjust in the job.
5 Tips on Surviving Your First Year as a Department Head
Roughly half of the people you meet after being named department chair will start the conversation with "Congratulations!" But an occasional smirk makes it feel as if many are saying, "Condolences." (The other half actually start the conversation with some variant of "Condolences.") And you haven’t even officially started yet.
Can Deans Fix Higher-Ed Dysfunction?
A March article in The New York Times, "Want to Fix Schools? Go to the Principal’s Office," piqued our interest. We wondered: If we could "fix" the problems we see going on in academe, particularly at universities, at whom would we aim attention and money? That’s not a simple question. Universities are complex creatures. Systems have been built upon systems.
Why didn't Aragorn Let Theoden kill Grima?
There's a recurring theme in The Lord Of The Rings, both novels and movie, that showing mercy towards wrongdoers is an act of highest morality, and that killing should be done only for defense, not for revenge. The clearest example of this is Gollum. In the first movie there's this bit of dialog, taken verbatim from the books: This sentiment by Gandalf is, of course, forshadowing Gollum's importance later on, and his essential role in destroying the ring.
IAB Releases Mobile Programmatic Playbook
We’re at an inflection point where programmatic advertising is becoming more sophisticated with the buy and sell side applying their power to a broader, more diverse set of opportunities. The benefits of programmatic across the digital spectrum are clear.
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