How to Chair a Department

Kevin Dettmar

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Johns Hopkins University Press
15 November 2022

Higher & further education, tertiary education

Series: Higher Ed Leadership Essentials

A practical, accessible handbook for chairing a department.

Over the course of a typical academic career, most faculty will serve at least one term as chair of a department. It's a leadership and service role that's at the very heart of faculty satisfaction and student success, yet few receive any training on how to do the job. How to Chair a Department is a practical, accessible handbook for new and prospective chairs, providing both principles and practices for effective departmental leadership. Based on his dozen years of chairing departments, Kevin Dettmar provides invaluable advice on:

• hiring tenure-track and visiting faculty • mentoring faculty colleagues at every stage of their careers • working with staff and other departmental administrators • managing department resources and budgets • meeting the needs of students • dealing with stress and conflict • connecting the department to the larger university or college as a whole • overseeing the department's curricula • maintaining a scholarly or creative profile • preparing for career moves after chairing a department

How to Chair a Department demystifies this important faculty position and argues that the role of chair, though sometimes seen as a burden, can prove to be a genuine opportunity for personal and professional growth.

By: Kevin Dettmar
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781421445236
ISBN 10: 1421445239
Series: Higher Ed Leadership Essentials
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 15 November 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

"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."

Reviews for How to Chair a Department

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. —The Department Chair