Career Resources

The Chronicle is partnering with the experienced faculty members and administrators at Dever Justice LLC on a fast-paced course for academic professionals looking to advance their skills in preparation for administrative roles. This four-hour workshop will provide key insights for new and aspiring academic administrators on the inner workings of taking on an administrative position—from application all the way through the transition.

The Chronicle is partnering with Strategic Imagination to provide you with a professional development program which recognizes that navigating today’s complex higher-ed landscape isn’t simply about learning new concepts. We’re creating a new kind of virtual community that will walk alongside you through the fall semester, with brief lessons and exercises designed to be integrated into your busy schedules and applied to your current challenges.

UPCOMING: September 2024. The Chronicle has partnered with Strategic Imagination to create a groundbreaking virtual leadership series that will provide critical context, creative strategies, and guided exercises for women in leadership roles across academe. Our program tracks are designed to target the areas most important to women at different leadership levels, culminating in a Summit to bridge the gaps between those levels for a more comprehensive view on systemic pressure women face in higher ed. Register here.

UPCOMING: October 2024. Higher education is going through seismic change, and leaders are faced with new internal and external challenges every day. This virtual workshop series will provide administrative leaders with the skills to effectively enhance institutional success and navigate shared governance by learning how to make tough decisions, lead with resiliency, and build high-performing teams. Register here.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Technology could help get beyond transactional interactions with students. Or it could lead to something bleaker.

Leaders at regional public colleges say the decisions were painful but necessary. Professors fear there will be larger costs.