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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. My parents had high school degrees but didn't talk much about college.

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Conway-Turner: From First-Gen Student to 43-Year Career Retirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Conway-Turner was a Kellogg’s fellow, which is a leadership program with leaders from across fields. She was subsequently an ACE fellow, a program in which individuals pursuing a presidency or other leadership position shadow a leader for part of an academic year. The way the woman talked about leading got her thinking.

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