Bridges Not Blockades : Transcending University Politics.

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword (Carol Burton) -- Chapter 1: Why We Need to Build Bridges in University Politics (Gayle Maddox) -- Chapter 2: Organizational Physiology and Transcending Ambiguity (Betty Block) -- Chapter 3: Building Bridges, not Blockades: Insights into Building Healthy Campus Relationships (Anita Henck) -- Chapter 4: From Underground Struggles to a Spirit of Mutual Concession: Departmental Politics and the American Association of University Professors (Andrew Adams) -- Chapter 5: The Politics of Newspaper Advising/Newspaper Advising as a Political Act (Melanie Mock) -- Chapter 6: Go Back Home: Confronting Growing Incivility, Racism, and Bigotry (Amy Murphy-Nugen, Charmion Rush, Antonio M. Oakley Jr., and Carleen (Tenae) Turner) -- Chapter 7: O God! What Have I Done!?: What New Faculty Members Should Be Aware about the Dos and Don'ts of Academia (Elwood Watson) -- Chapter 8: Tenure, Team, Inclusivity, and the Importance of Building Bridges (Martha Diede) -- Chapter 9: The Academic Plus One (Drew Virtue and Emily Virtue) -- Chapter 10: Training for Academic Leadership in the 21st Century: It's All About the Group (Steve Estes) -- Chapter 11: Living on the Edge: Embracing the Corners Where We Meet (Laura Pipe) -- Chapter 12: It Worked for Me: The Golden Rule (Rochelle Ford) -- Chapter 13: Professional Development: A Process in Progress (David Shapiro) -- Chapter 14: How Shall We Then Proceed? (Martha Diede and Gayle Maddox) -- Contributors -- Index.

More than 3,400 colleges and universities in the United States serve 20.5 million students. While each campus is unique, most campuses and institutions face common issues, including tenure and promotion; budgeting; competition among disciplines for space and funding; academic bullying; and issues of identity. These are just a few of the topics among the many vital areas of concern at schools across the country. In Bridges not Blockades, personal essays related to these cultural and political matters will allow faculty and administrators in higher education to see, hear, and better understand the inner workings of our institutions. Perhaps more importantly, this book demonstrates that faculty and staff at colleges and universities need to embrace our commonalities so that we can meet the challenges of higher education throughout the 21st century. Indeed, some of these essays may suggest ways in which faculty, staff, and administrators have moved from differences to commitment to shared goals to tackle new and existing challenges and opportunities.

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