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Man stands in a sea of paper holding an umbrella turned inside out as a huge wave of more paper approaches

Overcoming Academe’s Addiction to Addition

May 7, 2024

It’s an unsustainable management strategy, writes Vicki L. Baker, and administrators should instead establish systems to ensure workloads remain manageable.

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Woman at her desk with her hands on her face looking burned out and stressed.

Well-Being is Not Just an Individual Issue

March 13, 2024

Colleges must develop policies and practices that establish well-being and boundary-setting as core institutional values, writes Vicki L. Baker.

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Man with briefcase stands before burned-out light bulb with new bright light bulb growing out of a crack in it

The Department Chair Triumvirate 

November 14, 2023

Vicki L. Baker shares case studies that shed light on new ways department chairs need to operate in terms of leadership, management and personnel.

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A woman and two men in red cloaks shoot upward past clouds into the sky

A Title Does Not a Leader Make

June 22, 2023

A key question underlying the myriad challenges higher ed faces is whether we have people equipped to lead our institutions through those challenges, Vicki L. Baker writes.

Leading With Yes

June 30, 2022