George Justice is the provost at the University of Tulsa. Previously he was a professor of English at Arizona State University and served for five years as its dean of humanities. He is a founder of Dever Justice LLC, a consulting firm supporting faculty leadership development.
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George Justice discusses how department chairs are continuing to deal with Covid on campus, and how they’re dealing with the added pressures of leading through the pandemic. Video provided by Dever Justice LLC.