Advancing as an Administrator

In an open letter, Paul Katz, Barry Sagraves and Joe Cerreta advise on how presidents can—and immediately should—begin to navigate a changing environment.

R. Barbara Gitenstein describes the leadership skills she learned studying to be an opera singer that she's applied as a top administrator.

Megan Finlan advises how to manage and connect with a student team as an administrator when you just recently graduated yourself.

Presidents and others should be developing strategies to ensure their institutions are positioned to respond to the opportunities and risks, writes David Weil.

Jennifer Snodgrass shares the key things that have helped guide her in shifting from the faculty to the administration, including putting her teaching skills to best use.

We concentrate time and energy on announcing new presidents yet rarely talk about how to position leaders for a graceful exit, writes Erin Hennessy.

A group of academics reflects on and defines the most successful approaches that presidents, chancellors and others can take to manage crises.

George Justice and Carolyn Dever offer practical information to faculty members considering joining the administration and others who just want a peek inside it.