The Chair Leadership Program is an exclusive, nomination-only initiative designed to empower department chairs with the strategic tools, insights, and networks required to navigate today’s complex higher education landscape.
Created in strategic partnership with Academic Impressions—a national leader in higher education professional development—this prestigious program brings together an elite cohort of academic leaders for targeted executive growth, collaborative problem-solving, and transformative leadership training.
Program Overview
Leading an academic department requires a unique blend of vision, administrative expertise, and empathetic management. The Chair Leadership Program delivers a high-impact curriculum tailored specifically to the high-level challenges facing department chairs today.
By combining national best practices from Academic Impressions with institutional context, the program equips participants to lead with confidence, foster faculty thriving, and advance departmental mission goals.