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HERS hosts and attends a variety of events throughout the year, both to keep the HERS Network connected and to offer additional opportunities for women in higher education to grow as leaders.
Once you have your degree and a position in higher education, you may feel that your career path is set, but the unfortunate reality is that professional development for young or new staff and faculty is not a priority at most institutions. Campus is a big and busy place—if you do not take charge of your own career, you may get lost in the bustle. While women account for 48 percent of entry-level hires, they account for just 38 percent of first-level managers, according to a recent study of women in the workplace conducted by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org. Even worse, further up the career ladder, women account for just 30 percent of all vice presidents, versus men at 70 percent.
This 2-hour virtual workshop introduces a powerful framework for (1) understanding what defines you as a professional and (2) acting with newfound intentionality to advance your career. Spots are limited for this workshop, so reserve* your place today.
*Registrants’ seats in this workshop are not reserved until the registration form has been completed and payment has been received.
Hosted by HERS and co-facilitated by Academic Search, Inc., a long-standing partner of HERS and leader in the executive search field, NSNS was created to help women and people who are gender diverse secure executive-level leadership positions in higher education. The latest research by CUPA-HR shows that women hold approximately 30% of executive positions at the nation’s colleges and universities.1 Next Stages Next Steps is our answer to that equity gap.
HERS Alums Meet Authors Series: Dear Department Chair–Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation
“While there are many books about academic administrators, this unique and inspirational volume is the very first to center the perspectives and experiences of Black women leaders in academia. Desperately needed and long overdue, it is full of sage advice and concrete strategies for success, encouraging self-reflection, wellness, and humility; and emphasizing sisterhood, peer mentorship, and collaboration. It should be required reading for all academic leaders!” – Yolanda Covington-Ward, professor and Chair, W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Moderated by:
Yolanda Covington-Ward
Professor and Chair, W.E.B. Dubois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
HERS Leadership Institute Alum: Bridgewater, 2023
You do not need to read the book in advance!
Book Talk: Doing the Right Thing: How Colleges and Universities Can Undo Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring with Marybeth Gasman, Ph.D.
In her latest book, Doing the Right Thing: How Colleges and Universities Can Undo Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring (Princeton University Press, 2022) Dr. Gasman takes a hard look at the systematic racism and biases in faculty hiring processes and what to do about these issues. Dr. Felicia McGinty, HERS Alum and Director of Outreach and Engagement at HERS, will lead a frank discussion with Dr. Gasman about the state of the faculty hiring, institutional impediments to change, and the concrete actions needed to fix the system.
Leading Change: A Book Talk and discussion with Susan Elrod, Ph.D.
Change is hard and it takes time, patience and strategy. Dr. Elrod will lead a discussion of two of her most recent publications, one focusing broadly on how to lead with a shared leadership approach and the other which provides concrete resources and tools for planning a more strategic approach to leading systemic, institutional change on your campus.
As one of our partners, you can be a leader behind much-needed change in the educational sector. Support for our programs drives leadership equity, enabling institutions to better support an increasingly diverse student body and better prepare their students to create a more equitable society.
