Resource Handbook for Academic Deans

Andrew Adams is the director of the School of Music at Western Carolina University.

• ACADPreface, by Mike WanousAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAndrew AdamsI. Leadership Insights1 A President's Letter to a New Dean or Academic LeaderPhilip A. Glotzbach2 Purpose-Driven Leadership: The Value in "Finding Your Why"Courtney B. SmithII. Leadership and National Contexts 3 The Critical Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Higher EducationHideko Sera and Kendrick T. Brown4 How Academic Leaders Can Bend Their Institutions toward Racial JusticePaula O'Loughlin and Jeffrey Ratliff-Crain5 Navigating the Civil Rights and Social Justice LandscapeO. John Maduko6 Working toward Greater Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Benefits of Wearing Multiple HatsJamila Bookwala7 Understanding Higher-Education Policy in Order to Manage Risk and Achieve EquityMargaret Brown MarsdenIII. Leadership and Partnerships8 Educational Ecosystems for EquityMargaret Hunter9 Searching for the Butterfly: The Dean's Engagement with Internal and External PartnersDel Doughty10 Higher Education and Community Collaborations in Times of CrisisJosephine Mendoza Kershaw11 Using Institutional Expertise to Foster Connections through Local Leadership Development ProgramsRoss Peterson-Veatch12 Building Reciprocal Relationships for Careers and Lifelong LearningCheryl Bailey and Wendy A. Weaver13 Narratives That Connect Our Collective Communities: Integrated Learning at St. Catherine UniversityTarshia L. StanleyIV. Leadership and the Institution14 Working with the Upper Administration and Leadership TeamGregor Thuswaldner15 Key Components of a Successful Relationship with the Advancement OfficeMichele Yapsuga Ewing and Elaine Meyer-Lee16 There Is No Known Limit to the Capacity of the Human Mind to Learn, Grow, Develop, and ChangeJ. Herman Blake and Emily L. Moore17 Leadership in the Transition from a College to a UniversityClaudine Keenan18 Leadership and Effective Use of Institutional Structures to Advance Strategic InitiativesKelly H. Ball and Lilia Cuesta Harvey19 Leading Collaborative Change for the Sustainable Future of Small Colleges and UniversitiesRon Cole and Jenna Templeton20 The Institutional Shift toward Student-Centered CampusesGina Hausknecht and Paula O'Loughlin21 Leadership at the Dean's Level in Community CollegesVincent WigginsV. Leadership and the College22 The Dean as Supporter in Chief: Spreading Joy in Academic CommunitiesMaria C. Garriga23 Data-Informed Decision Making in Higher EducationPete Skoner24 Creating a Culture of Possibilities: Managing and Balancing Salaries across the CollegeGeorge H. Brown25 The Line outside Your Door: Principles for Managing the College BudgetDel Doughty26 The Role of the Academic Dean in Institutional and Specialized Accreditation ProcessesAnn M. Vendrely27 Developing a Communication and Connection Plan for SuccessFeng-Ling Johnson28 Thriving as an Associate Dean: A Life-Cycle ViewJames M. SloatVI. Leadership and the Units29 Department Chair Development and MentoringJamie L. Mullaney and Elaine Meyer-Lee30 No Small FEAT: Fostering Effective Administrative TeamsDarla S. Hanley31 Reimagining Difficult Conversations as a Form of LeadershipBridget Keegan32 Mentoring to Build a Pipeline of Academic LeadersPaula O'Loughlin, Angela Ziskowski, and Angela BosVII. Leadership in the Future and in the Past33 Embracing New Joy: Returning to the Faculty after the Deanship Lisa Jasinski34 The Role of the Dean of the College (1964)William C. DeVaneAfterwordAndrew AdamsContributorsIndex