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“Traversing The Legal Minefields That Surround Academic Chairpersons”, Nathan M. Roberts
“Traversing The Legal Minefields That Surround Academic Chairpersons”, Nathan M. Roberts
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The presenter will describe common higher education law issues encountered by Chairpersons and provide a framework for analyzing them to protect the department and the Chairperson. Perspective on the process will be offered by a former chairperson, now dean, who is also an attorney and teaches courses in education law.
Policy Making In The Middle: Developing And Implementing Departmental And Institutional Policies, Dr. Alzada Tipton
Policy Making In The Middle: Developing And Implementing Departmental And Institutional Policies, Dr. Alzada Tipton
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
When it comes to departmental and institutional policies, department chairs frequently find themselves literally in the middle, tasked with implementing institutional policies coming from above and obligated to develop departmental policies that are needed for the department below. These policies can concern themselves with an almost unlimited range of topics, including curriculum and faculty issues, problems involving academic dishonesty and student complaints, and institutional initiatives such as cost savings and compliance directives. Department chairs can find themselves having to lead a reluctant department into implementing an institutional policy not of their own making, or they can find themselves having to …