by Monika Sziron, Ph.D.
In case you missed anything this month, here are some editor’s picks highlighting issues, trends, and tips to help you in your academic career.
Best in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National American Indian Heritage Month: Land-Grab Universities Building Different Futures
Eileen Hoenigman Meyer details how “Many land grant universities are striving to repair this damage and begin the process of reconciliation with the Native American communities from whom land was taken.”
Best in Workplace Issues
Navigating the Landmines of Meeting Minutes and Notetaking
Daniel B. Griffith highlights several landmines of meeting minutes and notetaking and provides approaches for navigating them. “Groups must decide how important formalized recordings of meeting deliberations truly are and, if required or desired, the form they must take to avoid common landmines.”
Best in Student Affairs
Looking at Student Affairs Through a New Collaborative Lens
Max Koskoff, M.S. presents a different approach to student affairs. “I want all of us to rethink how we look at the field of student affairs. I want us to look at how are we showing up for students and making them successful.”
Best in Leadership Advice
Handling the Strain of Being a Middle Manager
Justin Zackal shares four tips for handling the plight of being a middle manager. Middle managers take on the exhausting job of managing the needs of those working above and below them within their organization’s reporting structure.
