I just finished my third week on the job as an Academic Dean. Is it challenging? You bet! I am writing this post to explore some “Leadership… Read more “Dean Chronicles: Six Leadership Lessons from the First Weeks”
Author: Ugena Whitlock
Blogger, professor, curriculum theorist, MDiv, old typewriter collector, Mini Clubman owner, seeker of the meaning of life and other minor details
Dean Chronicles: 14 Leadership Discoveries I Learned from Being a Chair
I was a chair for almost 7 years. I like to think I was a good Chair, that my being in the position made a difference. As… Read more “Dean Chronicles: 14 Leadership Discoveries I Learned from Being a Chair”
Dean Chronicles: Transitioning from Department Chair. Part 1: Becoming a Chair
Before reporting to my first day as Dean, I wanted to reflect upon my time as Department Chair, a very fast 7 years, from 2015-2022. I look… Read more “Dean Chronicles: Transitioning from Department Chair. Part 1: Becoming a Chair”
Dean Chronicles: I am a new Academic Dean, and Imposter Syndrome is a Real Thing
Most academics I talk to experienced a brief period just after receiving their doctorate when they feel like it isn’t real, or if it is, it must… Read more “Dean Chronicles: I am a new Academic Dean, and Imposter Syndrome is a Real Thing”
What Should Go On A Blog’s About Page?
I wrote a little while ago about using pages for your blog in addition to posts. It seems like the most popular and in demand type of… Read more “What Should Go On A Blog’s About Page?”
The Concise Guide to Building Relationships With Other Bloggers
Nurturing relationships with other bloggers within your niche is still one of the best ways to grow a blog. Just think of the options you have …… Read more “The Concise Guide to Building Relationships With Other Bloggers”
Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?
In 1973, Cliff Robertson starred in an ABC Movie of the Week production of Edward Everett Hale’s story, “The Man Without a Country.” In it, an American… Read more “Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?”
Religious Liberty in the U.S. and cat pictures
I ran across this paper I wrote for a Religious Liberty class at McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. I didn’t think it was half bad, so… Read more “Religious Liberty in the U.S. and cat pictures”
World’s Greatest Anti-Racism, Restorative Justice Resource List
As part of my UCC Sacred Conversations to End Racism (SC2ER) class, I collected these resources from online sources. Although I blatantly lifted them, I have cited… Read more “World’s Greatest Anti-Racism, Restorative Justice Resource List”
White People, What Are We Thinking?
It’s time for white people to check our thinking. Right now. What are we thinking? I don’t mean, as in, What are we THINKING?? No, I mean,… Read more “White People, What Are We Thinking?”
Just Keep Swimming 