Bridging the Gap Between Administrators and Faculty With an Intercultural Perspective

By Catherine Koverola - EvoLLLution. At any gathering of higher education administrators, the conversation inevitably turns to the topic of faculty. You hear comments on faculty’s lack of appreciation of institutional financial pressures (“Can’t you just increase class size?”), or the need to be nimble (“Two years of planning doesn’t constitute nimble!”), how online teaching really can be effective, how not being in compliance with federal regulations really does have consequences—faculty please select your textbooks on time—on and on goes the list. More...