Wearing leadership bi-focals in the post-pandemic university

IF 1.7 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Devorah Lieberman
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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to provide insight for higher education leaders about how to navigate the immediate needs and long-term needs of an institution. COVID-19 disrupted higher education in unprecedented ways, but the post-pandemic world is proving to be just as challenging – if not more so. Presidents and higher education leaders must be nimble, prepared and multi-skilled to address immediate challenges while making the tough strategic decisions to ensure that colleges and universities remain viable and sustainable for generations to come.

Design/methodology/approach

This discussion focuses on the dual vision and the leadership skills that are essential in addressing both the short-term and long-term threats to colleges and universities resulting from the COVID pandemic (wearing leadership bi-focals). It analyzes the post-pandemic trends that are adversely impacting the future of higher education and details how the President is guiding her team at the University of La Verne through this generational crisis – a process she describes as wearing leadership bifocals.

Findings

What began as a sudden global health crisis has shaken institutions of higher education to their core, challenging some of the very foundations upon which they were built. By adopting a bifocal strategy, the University of La Verne can more clearly assess the challenges it faces in the post-pandemic world and the new opportunities around the corner. While this approach ultimately is a team effort, effective implementation requires leadership from the top. The entire campus community is depending on the President to inspire and lead.

Research limitations/implications

Much has been written about leadership during these troubling times in higher education. This paper is intended hoped to offer a best-practices approach for college and university Presidents in engaging their campus communities in addressing the short- and long-term challenges facing them.

Originality/value

The author’s lengthy experience as a University president and Provost – along with a focus on communication skills – provides a unique framework for addressing the complex challenges confronting higher education.

在大流行后的大学里戴着领导双焦点
目的本文旨在为高等教育领导者提供关于如何驾驭学校的当前需求和长期需求的见解。COVID-19以前所未有的方式扰乱了高等教育,但事实证明,大流行后的世界同样具有挑战性——如果不是更大的话。校长和高等教育领导者必须灵活、有准备、具备多种技能,以应对眼前的挑战,同时做出艰难的战略决策,以确保高校在未来几代人的生存和可持续发展。本次讨论的重点是双重愿景和领导技能,这对于解决COVID大流行对高校造成的短期和长期威胁至关重要(佩戴领导双焦点)。报告分析了大流行后对高等教育未来产生不利影响的趋势,并详细介绍了总统如何指导拉凡尔纳大学的团队度过这一代人的危机——她将这一过程描述为戴着领导双光眼镜。一场突如其来的全球健康危机彻底动摇了高等教育机构的核心,挑战了它们赖以建立的一些基础。通过采取双管齐下的战略,拉凡尔纳大学可以更清楚地评估它在大流行后世界面临的挑战和即将到来的新机遇。虽然这种方法最终是一个团队的努力,但有效的实施需要来自高层的领导。整个校园社区都依靠校长来激励和领导。研究局限/启示在高等教育的动荡时期,有很多关于领导力的文章。本文旨在为学院和大学校长提供最佳实践方法,帮助他们参与校园社区,解决他们面临的短期和长期挑战。原创性/价值作者作为大学校长和教务长的长期经历,以及对沟通技巧的关注,为解决高等教育面临的复杂挑战提供了一个独特的框架。
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On the Horizon
On the Horizon EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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4.50
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20
期刊介绍: On the Horizon provides an insight into how the changing face of technology is making it possible for educational institutions to form new relationships across geographic and cultural boundaries.
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