After Jeff McClurken became an administrator at the University of Mary Washington, the professor of history and American studies wanted to continue teaching. “Teaching and learning is why we are here,” he says. “And so the fact that an administrator is teaching gives me credibility with students.”
He’s also “better equipped to participate in the strategic and tactical conversations about the institution” because he continues to teach, says McClurken, chief of staff to the university’s president. He is a former blogger for The Chronicle.
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