Patching Up the "Leaking Leadership Pipeline": Fostering Mid-Career Faculty Succession Management

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 49
  In Roundtable Session: Exploring Experiences in Faculty Careers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership pipeline for mid-career faculty members in a consortium of 13 liberal arts colleges. We examined faculty members’ aspirations to take on academic leadership roles and the extent to which they felt prepared for such roles. Our goal is to provide insights into the leadership pipeline in higher education as a step towards improving how future institutional leaders are prepared and supported.

Authors

• Vicki Baker, Albion College

• Laura G. Lunsford, The University of Arizona

• Meghan Pifer, University of Louisville