A Practitioner’s Guide to Faculty Affairs
By Reema Zeineldin
This book aims to define and establish faculty affairs as a discipline within higher education, offering practical recommendations and guidance on how to effectively support academic personnel.
Leading with a comprehensive exploration of faculty affairs and its scope, this book responds to existing needs in the field by covering how to appraise the status of faculty affairs within an institution, determine the risks and rewards of creating a faculty affairs unit, chart the planning measures necessary for execution, and more. Worksheets, practical tips, and chapter objectives give readers the opportunity to account for their own unique context and tailor approaches for maximum impact. Carefully selected case studies showcase excellent faculty affairs work across institution types for a wide range of guiding models.
Who is this book for?
- Administrators, leaders and staff who manage and govern faculty affairs
- Faculty members
- Faculty senates, unions, and representing entities
- Professionals who care about faculty affairs
Reviews
Reema Zeineldin’s book, A Practitioner’s Guide to Faculty Affairs, is an excellent resource for academic leaders and professional staff invested in the success of their faculty. The book amplifies the relevance and significance of establishing and maintaining an Office of Faculty Affairs at higher education institutions. The book provides a comprehensive insight into topics that practitioners find useful in navigating faculty affairs as a discipline, with well-laid-out plans and steps that make it easy to understand the discipline. The case studies offer insight into frameworks and models established by various institutions, which will supercharge the mission to create a well-organized faculty affairs unit that covers functions across the faculty life cycle. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in Faculty Affairs as a discipline.
Johnson George, PhD, MBA, PMP, Assistant Dean of Administration and Faculty Affairs.
A Practitioner’s Guide to the Business of Faculty Affairs is the new “go-to- book” that every higher education leader who has a role in supporting faculty recruitment, retention, and success should read and utilize in their daily practice. The “business as usual” approach to faculty affairs is no longer viable in today’s environment and the innovative, in-depth strategies outlined in this book provide a roadmap for how to center holistic support for faculty at all levels to advance their success and the success of students.
Tia McNair, EdD, Partner, Sova and former Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Student Success and Executive Director of the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges & Universities.