For institutions seeking to recruit, retain, and develop diverse and talented academic leaders, our firm provides high-level professional development and strategic resources that strengthen faculty engagement, facilitate student success, and support a culture of Inclusive Excellence. Our research-based professional development seminars and webcasts delivered by experts in the field synthesize leading-edge perspectives and provide practical insights that address the specific needs of your institution, school, and department. Interactive workshops and conferences foster dialogue, provide benchmarks and assessment opportunities, and address practical tactics for addressing specific challenges that face academic administrators.
Representative topical areas for seminars include:
Building Inclusive Departmental Cultures and Overcoming Diversity Resistance
Enhancing Student Diversity: The Fisher Case and Beyond
Campus Climate: The Nuts and Bolts of Assessment
Dealing Successfully with Conflict: Approaches and Case Studies
Designing and Implementing Strategies for a Winning Faculty Workforce
Rethinking Cultural Competence: Building a Campus Ecosystem for Diversity
Overcoming Behavioral and Organizational Barriers to Diversity
Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Diverse and Talent Faculty
The Department Chair as Transformative Diversity Leader
Strategic Workforce Planning and Budgetary Allocation