HowToChair

With 15 years' experience chairing at a small college and an R1, Kevin Dettmar, author of How to Chair a Department (JHUP) offers campus workshops and trainings

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My latest for the paper of record (for the egghead set).

https://t.co/AHlpRS2u5z

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@noelTbrewer @conroylab I’d also say that it’s fairly parochial to think that search firms are a force for good in higher ed, but maybe that’s a fight for another day.

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@noelTbrewer @conroylab I have never heard of a chair search hiring a search firm!

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The latest, in which I pull off a Simpsons analogy--and my editor lets me embed the link!

https://t.co/LK0ydnHpT7

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It was a treat to attend the inaugural Switchyard Festival at the University of Tulsa, and to write about it for the Chronicle of Higher Ed. The informal theme was freedom of expression, featuring a dynamite lineup of speakers and set of conversations.
https://t.co/DvYHZSsuoO

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An accidental “reply all” is one thing; a “cc: all” is some next-level sh*t. How does a chair deal with pirate-radio broadcasts coming from inside the building?

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This month’s column, featuring a new graphic that seems to be based on Sam Cohen’s office?

https://t.co/7GpftuMytx

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@RatherReadABook Absolutely: it’s hard not to have that in mind!

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My latest "Ask the Chair" column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed.

How does a chair negotiate the tricky, and contradictory, roles of supportive mentor and juror for a colleague facing tenure review?

https://t.co/qCUOQSZWyM

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What’s the opposite of a Valentine? It might sound something like this month’s snippy “Ask the Chair” column….

https://t.co/9Ufoyn3b4f?

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Women chairs face mushrooming demands with inadequate support (opinion) https://t.co/64lI29e3Oq

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Delighted that the folks at Times Higher Education published "The Art of Fostering Collegiality," an excerpt from How to Chair a Department: https://t.co/iUaFy8MNZl

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In this month's "Ask the Chair": Leading from a precarious place.

https://t.co/D9b63LRizH

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@LCassuto Excited to get my hands on a copy!

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@gmbritton TGI???

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@gmbritton A propos of … ah, right. Touché.

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Timely info for my [counts] dozens of followers: I’m on Post, @kdettmar

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The Chair is about to pack it in for 2022, but here’s a last hot take for the holidays.

Thanks for reading! And keep those questions coming!

https://t.co/LuNAJNbCkD

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@MartinSEdwards @KevinDettmar Grateful for this, Martin!

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Oh for heaven’s sake, yes!

Is It Time to Pay Peer Reviewers? https://t.co/T7hTcDaryY