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A Wicked Perspective: Faculty and Leadership in Academia

Faculty Focus

As I have matured, I draw parallels between Shiz/Land of Oz and university life/academia, viewing it with a more seasoned perspective. As a result, leadership may demonize them. Leadership narratives are spun to serve their interests, often at the expense of their people, faculty, staff, and even students. References Baum, L.

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A Wicked Perspective: Faculty and Leadership in Academia

Faculty Focus

As I have matured, I draw parallels between Shiz/Land of Oz and university life/academia, viewing it with a more seasoned perspective. As a result, leadership may demonize them. Leadership narratives are spun to serve their interests, often at the expense of their people, faculty, staff, and even students. References Baum, L.

Academia 101
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Let’s look outside academia for university leaders

LSE Higher Education Blog

Indeed, in taking on formal leadership roles, some will shed their academic skin in acknowledgement of the seeming incompatibility of managerial and academic interests. At an operational level, endless demands leave no time for academic pursuits for those at the summit of university leadership. The exit strategy of the failed scholar?

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Despite Increased Visibility, Asian Americans Continue to Face Barriers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

Nicholas Hartlep, PhD “Some Asian Americans have been catapulted into pretty visible leadership roles. Hartlep also underscores the importance of understanding the diversity within the Asian American community and says that East Asians are often more visible in academia than other subgroups, such as South and Southeast Asians.

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International Women’s Day: Black Women Shaping the Future of Academia

HEPI

Women in higher education and industry leadership, especially in Engineering and STEM, have reshaped academia and industry through groundbreaking contributions. Over the past two centuries, they have advanced knowledge, dismantled systemic barriers, and set new standards in innovation and leadership.

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Buried Alive: The (Un) told Stories of Black Women in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The hashtag, which continues to grow each day and has turned into an independent Twitter account, has spotlighted the ways academia has persistently excluded and alienated Black academics (at all levels; across all genders). The findings of the research were disheartening while coincidentally empowering. Brandy Jones is a Ph.D.

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On Authenticity and Leadership in Academe

Inside Higher Ed

A common exhortation from today’s leadership gurus in academia and popular media is to “be authentic” or your “true self” at work. Being true to ourselves is a barometer of well-being, but what if aspects of our true selves are counterproductive for us or our institution? Gunsalus, Nicholas C. But what does that mean?