5 Tips for New Department Chairs

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What happens after you’ve been named department chair? A sure change in department dynamics and tasks to do. In this Two-Minute Tips video, Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz offers five tips to smooth your transition to department chair.

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Rob Kramer

Rob Kramer is a senior leadership adviser at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

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Peter J. Mucha

Peter J. Mucha is a chaired professor of mathematics at Dartmouth College, and was formerly a professor and chair of mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Fernanda is the engagement editor at The Chronicle. She is the voice behind Chronicle newsletters like the Weekly Briefing, Five Weeks to a Better Semester, and more. She also writes about what Chronicle readers are thinking. Send her an email at fernanda@chronicle.com.

5 Tips for New Department Chairs

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