Teaching by Heart

 

ELEVEN

Why Managing, Mentoring, and Teaching Overlap

Leaders Take Notice

Mentoring may seem like one task too many, given the current academic environment. We know that expectations for faculty have increased dramatically over the last twenty-five years. Every few years, faculty members, for example, are asked to add more administrative assignments to their already full plates. There are more cross-school activities. There are an increasing number of faculty meetings and faculty symposia where younger faculty members feel pressure to appear and participate as a litmus test for commitment to the institution. The competition to publish in the best journals has increased. Even though fewer professionals read the articles than in the past, ...