Once you become an academic administrator, one of the most valuable skills you should cultivate is the ability to repeat yourself and still sound fresh and sincere. Whether you’re a dean making a ...

A few years ago at a leadership workshop, I gave a talk on “good things about being an academic administrator.” The audience was largely made up of faculty members considering the leadership path.

No one wants an academic leader who’s been “promoted to the level of their incompetence”—not hiring committees, deans or university presidents, and certainly not the faculty and staff who work with ...

The Institutional Effectiveness and Research Administration oversees the faculty and department head assessment of deans, department heads, and associate/assistant department heads evaluation (survey ...

In a previous article, we discussed why you might want to consider a career in academic administration. Yet we also recognize that many grad students, postdocs and junior faculty members know ...

Earlier this month, I informed the faculty that we are convening a Task Force on Academic Administrative Structure, to review the role of the provost and the position’s responsibilities, and to ...

As a longtime academic staff member at Johns Hopkins University, I read Matthew Crenson’s comments on administrative bloat with disdain (“Why is college so expensive? One answer: ‘administrative bloat ...

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program (BTAA-ALP) is a year-long extensive leadership development program that is designed to expand the leadership and managerial skills of faculty ...

The identification, recruitment, and retention of highly qualified and talented Deans and Department Chairs/School Directors for all academic fields is a primary goal of the University of Texas at San ...

Switching from a faculty to an administrative position is a logical step for many academics. But the path to promotion in higher education can be fraught with obstacles. Whether you are considering ...

The Academic Affairs Division of Miami University seeks a principled and effective approach to planning and utilizing physical spaces, including classrooms, laboratories, offices, and other ...