Should Faculty Evaluate Department Chairs and Deans annually?
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Yes. Chairs and Deans would benefit from annual evaluation from their faculty. More feedback, better leadership.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. Perhaps it will force those who can to do a better job and those who can't to bow out gracefully.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, this is a no brainer.
ReplyDeleteHow can the academy function effectively, efficiently, pragmatically, and progressively if all parts (from the leaders to the followers) do not undergo some type of peer evaluation? Yes, Deans AND Chairs are peers and colleagues. They may have been appointed to administrative positions, but they were tenured (or tenure track) faculty members of academic departments before that.
Not only should we evaluate them, but they should welcome that kind of scrutiny and constructive criticism from their colleagues.
Think about it. The President, a tenured professor, was evaluated, and he was allowed to keep his job after two evaluations that based on the ratings, students with that kind of assessment would be suspended from the university. Then, faculty, even if they are evaluated well, can get no increase. So, imagine if you evaluated deans and all of the faculties in their colleges said they were ineffective, what would happen? Nothing. Similarly, if you evaluated chairs and all the faculties in their departments gave bona fide reasons why chairs should not serve, what would happen? Nothing. Did any faculty even contribute to any recommendations of the current deans or chairs, some who are long-term untouchables that no one will do anything about even if they were rated poorly like the President. Then, take even the associate and assistant vice presidents; one of the positions (assistant vice president) is not even a position worth evaluating; it shouldn't exist. Don't misunderstand me, the evaluations should occur, but only if they mete with value and some worthwhile action; otherwise it is an exercise in futility.
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ReplyDeleteYes, Chairs and Deans should be evaluated by the faculty. We as faculty are evaluated by our superiors, by our peers and by our "customers" the students. It seems reasonable the Chairs and Deans also be evaluated by their subordinates,
ReplyDeletethe faculty members. This can serve as a way to give anonymous feedback to those
administrators that they might change their management and leadership style, just as student feedback helps faculty members to modify their teaching techniques.