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How to navigate higher ed’s most awkward career transition ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. How to navigate higher ed’s most awkward career transition. Resuming your faculty identity after quitting a leadership post is an uneasy process, at best. One reason: Most former administrators receive scant guidance about how to comport themselves. Of course some boundaries are clear: You will no longer be responsible for developing reports for trustees; you’ll have to resume teaching a set number of courses each year. But many other expectations are decidedly murkier: - Are there limits on what you, as a former leader, can discuss if you run into a trustee at a social event, or if a trustee calls on the phone? - Where should a former president or provost sit during faculty meetings? Are there some meetings you shouldn’t attend? - How much is a former administrator (most likely already tenured) expected to publish after rejoining the faculty? The answers to those questions will depend on local circumstances and personalities. Actions deemed appropriate on one campus may cross unspoken lines on another. Before leaving office — or even afterward — you should seek guidance on how to deal with such ambiguities. Continue reading: “[8 Dos and Don’ts of Stepping Away From Administration]( by Lisa Jasinski Share your suggestions for the newsletter with Denise Magner, an editor at The Chronicle, at denise.magner@chronicle.com. If you’d like to opt out, you can log in to our website and [manage your newsletter preferences here](. ADVERTISEMENT UPCOMING PROGRAM [The Chronicle's Bootcamp for Future Faculty Leaders] [Join us in September]( for a professional development program tailored to the needs of midcareer faculty. 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You’ll spend a lot of time asking yourself, “Am I doing this right?” A TENUOUS TRANSITION [A College President in Florida Tried to Resign. Then Things Got Weird.]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( After the president of Broward College submitted his resignation, the Board of Trustees refused to accept it. JUMPING SHIP? [Higher Ed’s Work-Force-Retention Problems Aren’t Going Away]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( More than half of staff members said they’re at least somewhat likely to look for a new job in the coming year, a new survey finds. THE REVIEW | OPINION [Gutting Language Departments Would Be a Disaster]( By Rebecca L. Walkowitz [STORY IMAGE]( Once a program is gone, it is very difficult and expensive to bring it back. THE RESISTANCE [Why Scholars Are Creating an ‘Alt New College’]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( “We’re offering education, which I think should not be a controversial thing,” one organizer says of the project, announced on Friday. 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[Let me know](mailto:denise.magner@chronicle.com?subject=Your Career feedback). - In Roxane Gay’s latest [Work Friend]( column in The New York Times, advice on what to do if a co-worker is smoking pot during the workday. - [An essay]( the Harvard Business Review explores whether “organizational hierarchy” gets “in the way of innovation.” - Talking about science research on social media “has many professional and social benefits,” [a new stud]( reports, but “increasing the citation rate of a scientist’s papers is likely not among them.” MORE CAREER RESOURCES [Strategies for College Business Officers]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: September 26, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET: College business leaders face numerous challenges, including falling enrollment and increased costs. What steps can they take in an uncertain future? With Support From City National Bank. 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