Starter Kit: New to the Department Chair

Many professors are ill-prepared to become chair of a department. This Starter Kit offers lessons and tips from experienced department heads and other administrators on what it takes to make the transition. The collection of essays include:

• Seven questions to help you decide whether you’re ready for the chair
• What are the first things to do when you’re new to the job
• What do you do when you’ve inherited a problem department
• How to work with stubborn faculty
• Tips on surviving the wear and tear of the position

Get this Starter Kit to be a better department chair today.

Date: May 15, 2018
Pages: 28
Digital file size: 0.6 MB