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Department Chair Toolbox

The Toolbox for Department Chairs is a special collection of articles from The Chronicle of Higher Education, providing guidance and strategies that range from the five core responsibilities of chairs to how to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of your faculty to whether or not administration is the right fit for you.

Tools & Advice

We Need to Talk About Retirement

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Talking About Retirement First 

I Went to a Boot Camp for Department Chairs. Was It Worth It?

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Department Chair Bootcamps

How to Be a Radically Open Department Head

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Being a Radically Open Dept. Chair

How One University Involved Department Chairs to Raise Retention Rates

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Engaging Depart­ment Chairs & Retention

Ask the Chair: "How Can I Help Adjunct Instructors?"

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Helping Adjunct Instructors

10 Ways to Rebuild Department Culture

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10 Ways to Rebuild Department Culture

8 Practical, Sustainable Steps to a Diverse Faculty

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8 Practical Steps to a Diverse Faculty

5 Tips on Surviving Your First Year as a Department Head

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Surviving Your First Year as Department Chair

Rewards & Pitfalls

Your To-Do List as Chair

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The Chair To-Do List

To Chair or Not to Chair?

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To Chair or Not to Chair?

The Faculty Job (Almost) No One Wants

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The Faculty Job (Almost) No One Wants

Administration Can Be a Calling

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Administration Can Be a Calling

7 Questions for Would-Be Chairs

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7 Questions for Would-Be Chairs