Looking beyond COVID‐19: Crisis Leadership Implications for Chairs

摘要

The coronavirus crisis has seized our individual and collective attention over the last few months. Crises of all kinds, and especially the current pandemic, are challenging moments for academic leaders. In my research on crisis leadership in higher education, I define to be “events or situations of significant magnitude that threaten reputations, impact the lives of those involved in the institution, disrupt the ways in which the organization functions, have a cascading influence on leadership responsibilities and obligations across units/divisions, and require an immediate response from leaders” (Gigliotti , 49). The impact of the pandemic on all sectors, including colleges and universities, has been extensive. In short order, college and university campuses announced the transition to virtual instruction, restrictions on employee and student international travel, and new policies for working from home.