Carolyn Dever asks faculty members to stop shaming their colleagues who step into institutional leadership — faculty governance depends on it.
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You’ve just agreed to chair your department or direct a center. Surely, this was a big decision for you. It represents a huge commitment of your time. And it also takes you out of your comfort zone.
But who knows? Maybe it’s exciting. Maybe you feel good about the opportunity to step up and help out. That is until one of your friends, or colleagues, or a frenemies accuses you of going over to the dark side.
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