Michael J. Bugeja
Michael J. Bugeja is a professor liberal arts and sciences at Iowa State University.
Stories by this Author
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AdviceHow to Be a Radically Open Department Head
Administrators talk a lot about “transparency,” but for that word to be more than jargon, you have to live by it. -
Advice
And for Extra Credit: Read a Physical Book
For undergraduates unaware of the transformative power of print, reading in that format proved illuminating. -
First Person
Stamping Out Rubber-Stamp Collegiality, Part 2
An administrator offers 10 ways to decrease institutional debt and make college more affordable. -
First Person
Stamping Out Rubber-Stamp Collegiality
We have only ourselves to blame for the unchecked proliferation of courses and degree programs in academe. -
First Person
‘I Abstain': A Failure of Academic Citizenship?
Abstentions allow faculty members to affect a tenure case without taking any responsibility for how they voted. -
Speaking From Experience
Balance Your Budget by Cleaning House
Deans can help control costs by cutting down on curricular glut. -
Heads Up
The Power of the Proxy
Allowing other faculty members to cast your vote is political and problematic, and the practice should be banned. -
Heads Up
12 Rules for New Administrators
What have I learned after seven years as a department head? -
The Review
The Elephant in the Room: Curricular Glut
As budgets contract, your department can save itself by cutting back on course overload. -
First Person
Reduce the Technology, Rescue Your Job
The bills have come due, and it’s the avatar, clicker, tweeter, or you that is going to go.
