Vicki Baker on Leadership and Professional Development in Higher Ed

On this episode, I welcome Dr. Vicki Baker to the show. Professor, leader, consultant, and coach. We talk about leadership, professional development, and doing things your way.

On this episode, I have a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Askey, former tenured faculty member and now higher education  coach and consultant, about coaching, leadership, and coaching skills for leadership in higher ed.

On this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, the author of the books Generous Thinking and Leading Generously. We talk about the state of higher education, how a lens of generosity can make change in the academy, and much more.

On this episode, I chat with Dr. Isis Artze-Vega, higher education scholar, writer, and senior leader. We talk about bringing care and empathy into higher education and finding joy in the work

On this episode, I welcome Dr. Carole Chabries, former higher education administrator and now entrepreneur. We talk about being a woman and leader in higher education and what that move to entrepreneurship looks like.

On this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Liz Norell, teacher, educational developer, and author of The Present Professor. We chat about staying true to your values, finding joy in your work while taking care of yourself, and being a light in uncertain times.

On this episode, I talk style, executive presence, and being a woman in higher education with Dr. Rosaria Meek, professor, student of leadership, and founder of the Oracle of Style.

On this episode, I speak with senior vice provost and professor emerita Dr. Katherine Stewart about kindness in leadership and mentoring, about career transitions, and about building a business around joy.

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection, Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff, out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal who wrote the foreword for the collection. We talk about the book, her experiences as a neurodivergent author and scholar in higher education and her new books exploring parenting neurodivergent children and pregnancy for neurodivergent mothers.

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection *Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff* out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, we do something a little different - contributor Jim Luke walks us through his life and how his neurodiversity and physical challenges shaped his career in industry and higher education.