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100 digestible daily reflections on academic department chairing that blend theory, research, and practical advice to encourage a proactive and mindful approach to the position. This volume focuses on a variety of aspects of being chair, but does so in ways that encourage reflexivity, strategic decision-making, and personal growth.
100 digestible daily reflections on academic department chairing that blend theory, research, and practical advice to encourage a proactive and mindful approach to the position. This volume focuses on a variety of aspects of being chair, but does so in ways that encourage reflexivity, strategic decision-making, and personal growth.
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- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Seitenzahl: 340
- Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 494g
- ISBN-13: 9798881805098
- Artikelnr.: 71779234
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Seitenzahl: 340
- Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 494g
- ISBN-13: 9798881805098
- Artikelnr.: 71779234
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
W. Benjamin Myers is professor of communication and chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Toledo.
Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Your New Professional Identity 2:
You Don't Have to Be a Reluctant Chair 3: Understanding the Chair Position
at Your University 4: Changing Relationships with Your Colleagues 5: The
Power Paradox: Leading without Levers 6: The Slippery Slope of
Accommodation 7: Chairing from a Beginner's Mindset 8: The Art of
Information Management 9: Boundary Spanning (Betwixt and Between) 10: A
Chair's Inbox 11: Department Meetings as More than Agenda Items 12:
Creating an Agenda for a Department Meeting 13: Cultivating Constructive
Dialogue in Department Meetings 14: Effectively Participating in
College-Wide Chairs' Meetings 15: Setting Goals 16: The Power Paradox of an
Academic Middle Manager 17: Big-Picture Budgeting 18: Your University's
Budget Model and Where You Fit In 19: Budgeting Strategies and Tactics 20:
Grade Appeals as Pedagogical Process 21: Becoming Privy to Department Drama
22: Informational Asymmetry, Confidentiality, and Managerial Trust 23: You
Are Chair of Students, Not Just Faculty 24: Networking with Other Chairs
25: Agenda Interrupted 26: Advocacy and Influence from the Middle 27:
Writing Memos for Resource Allocation Requests 28: Student Misconduct 29:
Inappropriate Faculty Behavior 30: Unilateral Versus Multilateral
Decision-Making 31: Focus on Where It Counts: The Pareto Principle and
Demanding Faculty 32: Generous Leadership and the Power of Sharing
Recognition 33: The Emotional Labor of Being Chair 34: The Visible Chair
35: When to Address Problems with Collective Policies 36: When to Address
Problems with Private Conversations 37: Mentoring Junior Faculty 38:
Working with Senior Faculty 39: Supporting Part-Time Faculty 40: The Art of
Annual Reviews (The Big Picture) 41: Strategic Approaches to Annual Faculty
Evaluations 42: Do Not Play Politics with Your Course Schedule 43:
Course-Scheduling Strategies 44: The Summer Schedule 45: Your Department's
Social Media Presence 46: Digital Dilemmas 47: Academic Bullies 48:
Practical Advice for Handling Academic Bullies 49: Committee Assignments
50: Classroom Teaching Observations 51: Your Department's Approach to
Online Education 52: Imposter Syndrome 53: Your Relationship with Your Dean
54: Your Relationship with Your Dean Continued 55: Your Relationship with
Your Office Associate 56: Your Relationship with Your Provost 57:
Supporting International Faculty 58: Assembling a Search Committee 59:
Candidate Selection and Search Committee Processes 60: Your Increased Legal
Liability 61: Strategies for Navigating the Legal Aspects of Being Chair
62: Hallway Diplomacy 63: Keys to Relationship Building in Your Department
64: Approaching Virtual Meetings 65: Effective Strategies for Virtual
Meetings 66: Status-Based Inequality in Your Department 67: Fundraising and
Interfacing with Donors 68: Departmental Culture 69: Your Blind Spots 70:
Inclusivity, Diversity, and Departmental Culture 71: Enrollment Management
72: Recruiting New Students 73: Retention 74: Transfer Students 75:
Students Switching Majors 76: Crisis Communication 77: Public-Facing Events
and Public Speaking Anxiety 78: Your New Raise 79: Formal Discipline 80:
One-on-One Meetings 81: Maintaining Your Scholarly Agenda 82: Higher Ed in
Flux: Chairing through Uncertain Times 83: Your Department Website 84:
Beyond Reluctance: Chairing toward Unexpected Opportunities and Growth 85:
Contemplating the Pursuit of Upper Administration 86: Embracing Feedback:
Learning to Listen and Adapt 87: The Value of Classroom Engagement 88:
Leading Meaningful Assessment 89: Gossip, Trust, and Leadership 90:
Chairing through the Tenure Process 91: Justifying Your Decisions 92: The
Calculus of Change 93: Parent Complaints 94: Balancing Academic Leadership
and Academic Management 95: The Academic Cycle 96: Performing as Chair 97:
Summer and End-of-the-Year Planning 98: Authenticity and Pragmatism 99:
Effective Communication 100: Lessons Learned and Paths Forward Index About
the Author
You Don't Have to Be a Reluctant Chair 3: Understanding the Chair Position
at Your University 4: Changing Relationships with Your Colleagues 5: The
Power Paradox: Leading without Levers 6: The Slippery Slope of
Accommodation 7: Chairing from a Beginner's Mindset 8: The Art of
Information Management 9: Boundary Spanning (Betwixt and Between) 10: A
Chair's Inbox 11: Department Meetings as More than Agenda Items 12:
Creating an Agenda for a Department Meeting 13: Cultivating Constructive
Dialogue in Department Meetings 14: Effectively Participating in
College-Wide Chairs' Meetings 15: Setting Goals 16: The Power Paradox of an
Academic Middle Manager 17: Big-Picture Budgeting 18: Your University's
Budget Model and Where You Fit In 19: Budgeting Strategies and Tactics 20:
Grade Appeals as Pedagogical Process 21: Becoming Privy to Department Drama
22: Informational Asymmetry, Confidentiality, and Managerial Trust 23: You
Are Chair of Students, Not Just Faculty 24: Networking with Other Chairs
25: Agenda Interrupted 26: Advocacy and Influence from the Middle 27:
Writing Memos for Resource Allocation Requests 28: Student Misconduct 29:
Inappropriate Faculty Behavior 30: Unilateral Versus Multilateral
Decision-Making 31: Focus on Where It Counts: The Pareto Principle and
Demanding Faculty 32: Generous Leadership and the Power of Sharing
Recognition 33: The Emotional Labor of Being Chair 34: The Visible Chair
35: When to Address Problems with Collective Policies 36: When to Address
Problems with Private Conversations 37: Mentoring Junior Faculty 38:
Working with Senior Faculty 39: Supporting Part-Time Faculty 40: The Art of
Annual Reviews (The Big Picture) 41: Strategic Approaches to Annual Faculty
Evaluations 42: Do Not Play Politics with Your Course Schedule 43:
Course-Scheduling Strategies 44: The Summer Schedule 45: Your Department's
Social Media Presence 46: Digital Dilemmas 47: Academic Bullies 48:
Practical Advice for Handling Academic Bullies 49: Committee Assignments
50: Classroom Teaching Observations 51: Your Department's Approach to
Online Education 52: Imposter Syndrome 53: Your Relationship with Your Dean
54: Your Relationship with Your Dean Continued 55: Your Relationship with
Your Office Associate 56: Your Relationship with Your Provost 57:
Supporting International Faculty 58: Assembling a Search Committee 59:
Candidate Selection and Search Committee Processes 60: Your Increased Legal
Liability 61: Strategies for Navigating the Legal Aspects of Being Chair
62: Hallway Diplomacy 63: Keys to Relationship Building in Your Department
64: Approaching Virtual Meetings 65: Effective Strategies for Virtual
Meetings 66: Status-Based Inequality in Your Department 67: Fundraising and
Interfacing with Donors 68: Departmental Culture 69: Your Blind Spots 70:
Inclusivity, Diversity, and Departmental Culture 71: Enrollment Management
72: Recruiting New Students 73: Retention 74: Transfer Students 75:
Students Switching Majors 76: Crisis Communication 77: Public-Facing Events
and Public Speaking Anxiety 78: Your New Raise 79: Formal Discipline 80:
One-on-One Meetings 81: Maintaining Your Scholarly Agenda 82: Higher Ed in
Flux: Chairing through Uncertain Times 83: Your Department Website 84:
Beyond Reluctance: Chairing toward Unexpected Opportunities and Growth 85:
Contemplating the Pursuit of Upper Administration 86: Embracing Feedback:
Learning to Listen and Adapt 87: The Value of Classroom Engagement 88:
Leading Meaningful Assessment 89: Gossip, Trust, and Leadership 90:
Chairing through the Tenure Process 91: Justifying Your Decisions 92: The
Calculus of Change 93: Parent Complaints 94: Balancing Academic Leadership
and Academic Management 95: The Academic Cycle 96: Performing as Chair 97:
Summer and End-of-the-Year Planning 98: Authenticity and Pragmatism 99:
Effective Communication 100: Lessons Learned and Paths Forward Index About
the Author
Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Your New Professional Identity 2:
You Don't Have to Be a Reluctant Chair 3: Understanding the Chair Position
at Your University 4: Changing Relationships with Your Colleagues 5: The
Power Paradox: Leading without Levers 6: The Slippery Slope of
Accommodation 7: Chairing from a Beginner's Mindset 8: The Art of
Information Management 9: Boundary Spanning (Betwixt and Between) 10: A
Chair's Inbox 11: Department Meetings as More than Agenda Items 12:
Creating an Agenda for a Department Meeting 13: Cultivating Constructive
Dialogue in Department Meetings 14: Effectively Participating in
College-Wide Chairs' Meetings 15: Setting Goals 16: The Power Paradox of an
Academic Middle Manager 17: Big-Picture Budgeting 18: Your University's
Budget Model and Where You Fit In 19: Budgeting Strategies and Tactics 20:
Grade Appeals as Pedagogical Process 21: Becoming Privy to Department Drama
22: Informational Asymmetry, Confidentiality, and Managerial Trust 23: You
Are Chair of Students, Not Just Faculty 24: Networking with Other Chairs
25: Agenda Interrupted 26: Advocacy and Influence from the Middle 27:
Writing Memos for Resource Allocation Requests 28: Student Misconduct 29:
Inappropriate Faculty Behavior 30: Unilateral Versus Multilateral
Decision-Making 31: Focus on Where It Counts: The Pareto Principle and
Demanding Faculty 32: Generous Leadership and the Power of Sharing
Recognition 33: The Emotional Labor of Being Chair 34: The Visible Chair
35: When to Address Problems with Collective Policies 36: When to Address
Problems with Private Conversations 37: Mentoring Junior Faculty 38:
Working with Senior Faculty 39: Supporting Part-Time Faculty 40: The Art of
Annual Reviews (The Big Picture) 41: Strategic Approaches to Annual Faculty
Evaluations 42: Do Not Play Politics with Your Course Schedule 43:
Course-Scheduling Strategies 44: The Summer Schedule 45: Your Department's
Social Media Presence 46: Digital Dilemmas 47: Academic Bullies 48:
Practical Advice for Handling Academic Bullies 49: Committee Assignments
50: Classroom Teaching Observations 51: Your Department's Approach to
Online Education 52: Imposter Syndrome 53: Your Relationship with Your Dean
54: Your Relationship with Your Dean Continued 55: Your Relationship with
Your Office Associate 56: Your Relationship with Your Provost 57:
Supporting International Faculty 58: Assembling a Search Committee 59:
Candidate Selection and Search Committee Processes 60: Your Increased Legal
Liability 61: Strategies for Navigating the Legal Aspects of Being Chair
62: Hallway Diplomacy 63: Keys to Relationship Building in Your Department
64: Approaching Virtual Meetings 65: Effective Strategies for Virtual
Meetings 66: Status-Based Inequality in Your Department 67: Fundraising and
Interfacing with Donors 68: Departmental Culture 69: Your Blind Spots 70:
Inclusivity, Diversity, and Departmental Culture 71: Enrollment Management
72: Recruiting New Students 73: Retention 74: Transfer Students 75:
Students Switching Majors 76: Crisis Communication 77: Public-Facing Events
and Public Speaking Anxiety 78: Your New Raise 79: Formal Discipline 80:
One-on-One Meetings 81: Maintaining Your Scholarly Agenda 82: Higher Ed in
Flux: Chairing through Uncertain Times 83: Your Department Website 84:
Beyond Reluctance: Chairing toward Unexpected Opportunities and Growth 85:
Contemplating the Pursuit of Upper Administration 86: Embracing Feedback:
Learning to Listen and Adapt 87: The Value of Classroom Engagement 88:
Leading Meaningful Assessment 89: Gossip, Trust, and Leadership 90:
Chairing through the Tenure Process 91: Justifying Your Decisions 92: The
Calculus of Change 93: Parent Complaints 94: Balancing Academic Leadership
and Academic Management 95: The Academic Cycle 96: Performing as Chair 97:
Summer and End-of-the-Year Planning 98: Authenticity and Pragmatism 99:
Effective Communication 100: Lessons Learned and Paths Forward Index About
the Author
You Don't Have to Be a Reluctant Chair 3: Understanding the Chair Position
at Your University 4: Changing Relationships with Your Colleagues 5: The
Power Paradox: Leading without Levers 6: The Slippery Slope of
Accommodation 7: Chairing from a Beginner's Mindset 8: The Art of
Information Management 9: Boundary Spanning (Betwixt and Between) 10: A
Chair's Inbox 11: Department Meetings as More than Agenda Items 12:
Creating an Agenda for a Department Meeting 13: Cultivating Constructive
Dialogue in Department Meetings 14: Effectively Participating in
College-Wide Chairs' Meetings 15: Setting Goals 16: The Power Paradox of an
Academic Middle Manager 17: Big-Picture Budgeting 18: Your University's
Budget Model and Where You Fit In 19: Budgeting Strategies and Tactics 20:
Grade Appeals as Pedagogical Process 21: Becoming Privy to Department Drama
22: Informational Asymmetry, Confidentiality, and Managerial Trust 23: You
Are Chair of Students, Not Just Faculty 24: Networking with Other Chairs
25: Agenda Interrupted 26: Advocacy and Influence from the Middle 27:
Writing Memos for Resource Allocation Requests 28: Student Misconduct 29:
Inappropriate Faculty Behavior 30: Unilateral Versus Multilateral
Decision-Making 31: Focus on Where It Counts: The Pareto Principle and
Demanding Faculty 32: Generous Leadership and the Power of Sharing
Recognition 33: The Emotional Labor of Being Chair 34: The Visible Chair
35: When to Address Problems with Collective Policies 36: When to Address
Problems with Private Conversations 37: Mentoring Junior Faculty 38:
Working with Senior Faculty 39: Supporting Part-Time Faculty 40: The Art of
Annual Reviews (The Big Picture) 41: Strategic Approaches to Annual Faculty
Evaluations 42: Do Not Play Politics with Your Course Schedule 43:
Course-Scheduling Strategies 44: The Summer Schedule 45: Your Department's
Social Media Presence 46: Digital Dilemmas 47: Academic Bullies 48:
Practical Advice for Handling Academic Bullies 49: Committee Assignments
50: Classroom Teaching Observations 51: Your Department's Approach to
Online Education 52: Imposter Syndrome 53: Your Relationship with Your Dean
54: Your Relationship with Your Dean Continued 55: Your Relationship with
Your Office Associate 56: Your Relationship with Your Provost 57:
Supporting International Faculty 58: Assembling a Search Committee 59:
Candidate Selection and Search Committee Processes 60: Your Increased Legal
Liability 61: Strategies for Navigating the Legal Aspects of Being Chair
62: Hallway Diplomacy 63: Keys to Relationship Building in Your Department
64: Approaching Virtual Meetings 65: Effective Strategies for Virtual
Meetings 66: Status-Based Inequality in Your Department 67: Fundraising and
Interfacing with Donors 68: Departmental Culture 69: Your Blind Spots 70:
Inclusivity, Diversity, and Departmental Culture 71: Enrollment Management
72: Recruiting New Students 73: Retention 74: Transfer Students 75:
Students Switching Majors 76: Crisis Communication 77: Public-Facing Events
and Public Speaking Anxiety 78: Your New Raise 79: Formal Discipline 80:
One-on-One Meetings 81: Maintaining Your Scholarly Agenda 82: Higher Ed in
Flux: Chairing through Uncertain Times 83: Your Department Website 84:
Beyond Reluctance: Chairing toward Unexpected Opportunities and Growth 85:
Contemplating the Pursuit of Upper Administration 86: Embracing Feedback:
Learning to Listen and Adapt 87: The Value of Classroom Engagement 88:
Leading Meaningful Assessment 89: Gossip, Trust, and Leadership 90:
Chairing through the Tenure Process 91: Justifying Your Decisions 92: The
Calculus of Change 93: Parent Complaints 94: Balancing Academic Leadership
and Academic Management 95: The Academic Cycle 96: Performing as Chair 97:
Summer and End-of-the-Year Planning 98: Authenticity and Pragmatism 99:
Effective Communication 100: Lessons Learned and Paths Forward Index About
the Author