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How to Chair a Department illuminates the human element in working with faculty, staff, and administration and offers insights into the rewards possible if collaboration is done right.
Thoughtful, practical, and helpful. I wish this book had been around when I started chairing; it would have made the transition smoother. Dettmar does an excellent job of describing the kinds of things that a new chair, who likely has never been in a supervisory position, should think about.
I love this book and wish it had been around before I wrote The Chair. No one is more informed on the subject of chairing than Dr. Dettmar, and this entertaining guide is an essential read for anyone navigating a career in the academy.
Kevin Dettmar has written a generous book offering practical advice and strategic big-picture and local thinking indispensable to all aspiring and current department chairs. And more: he has written a must-read for anyone interested in the ideals and the principles of ethical leadership on our campuses. Dettmar writes about leadership uniquely, in the most humane and human terms, with wisdom, gentle humor, and modesty that belie his decades of experience.
Kevin Dettmar's How to Chair a Department is invaluable: it is cold-eyed and full of practical wisdom while also being learned and humane, and always grounded on the principle that leading a department is fundamentally about serving our students and colleagues. I wish I'd had this book before I started chairing.
The chair's is the job with all the responsibility and, often, none of the power, but Kevin Dettmar shows how a good chair can make a great impact. Dettmar is clear-sighted yet not at all cynical, and he's a great coach for those who want to learn to be not just academic administrators but academic leaders.
Dettmar's generosity of spirit is what makes this book stand out in the crowded field of academic advice titles. He reminds current and future chairs that the sacrifices they make on behalf of their colleagues, students, and the institution are noble work. His practical and innovative ideas for department chairs will help them do that work as effectively as possible.
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Available
Trim Size
5
x 8
Pages
200
ISBN
9781421445236
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Hiring Faculty
Chapter 2. Mentoring Faculty
Chapter 3. Representing the Department to Students
Chapter 4. Working with Staff and Other Departmental Administrators
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Hiring Faculty
Chapter 2. Mentoring Faculty
Chapter 3. Representing the Department to Students
Chapter 4. Working with Staff and Other Departmental Administrators
Chapter 5. Managing Resources
Chapter 6. Stewarding the Department's Curricula
Chapter 7. Highlighting the Big Picture in Planning
Chapter 8. Dealing with Stress and Conflict
Chapter 9. Connecting the Department to the School, College, and/or University
Chapter 10. Maintaining a Scholarly or Creative Profile
Chapter 11. Reinventing Yourself for Life after Chairing
Epilogue: Department Chairing and the Gift of Service
Index
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Kevin Dettmar
Kevin Dettmar (Claremont, CA) is the W. M. Keck Professor of English and director of The Humanities Studio at Pomona College. He is the author of The Illicit Joyce of Postmodernism: Reading Against the Grain and Gang of Four's "Entertainment!" in Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series and is a contributor to the New Yorker and the Atlantic.Resources
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