Never before has academic leadership been so challenging. Today, universities more then ever need proactive leaders. Individuals who understand academia, understand the context of universities, and can create change. Academic leadership does however make unique demands. In the next month we will be returning to the theme of academic leadership and the challenges of creating a proactive academic community….
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Social Commitments in A Depersonalized World By: Edward J. Lawler, Shane R. Thye, and Jeongkoo Yoon
Every so often a book emerges by a social scientist that strikes at the core of an issue. For years sociologists and social psychologists have been talking about the loss of community. In 1958 Vidich and Bensman spoke of a small town in mass society….
