Academic Leadership Panel, Dedicated to Denice Denton (Please note: this is a 2-hour session)
There are still relatively few women in academic leadership positions though the number of female deans, provosts and presidents has been steadily increasing. The members of this panel are women and men who have taken on senior leadership roles in academia including deans, provosts and presidents. This panel is a chance to hear their stories.
We expect a lively and candid discussion that will provide faculty members who might be considering a senior academic administrative position in the future, a chance to learn about the roles, their requirements, and the trade-offs.
We expect to discuss ideas such as
- When did you first decide that you wanted to be an administrator?
- How did you balance the needs and desires of research, teaching and great leadership as you became a senior academic administrator?
- What advice do you have for faculty members who are considering whether or not to consider becoming a dean, provost or president
- From your perspective, what questions should a faculty member be considering as part of their career planning?
- Do you need to be a department chair before becoming a dean, provost or president?
This panel is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Denice Denton, who was originally scheduled to be on this panel. Denice was a pioneering academic leader, superb champion for women in engineering and science, and an inspirational role model for many members of this panel and conference organizers.
Panel: Bobby Schnabel, Moderator (University of Colorado at Boulder), Maria Klawe (Harvey Mudd College), Richard Murray (California Institute of Technology), Linda Katehi (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Debra Richardson (UC Irvine), Kristina Johnson (Duke University)
