Leading Change in Higher Education II

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This course is grounded in research and theory on how higher education leaders, at all levels and in all types of institutions, can manage the change process, with close attention to practical, proven strategies from within and outside of higher education. Learning Objectives • Explore and develop knowledge of: o why change is imperative; o how to understand and overcome resistance in an institutional culture that is averse to change; o how to successfully build teams and trust; o how to use influence to develop support by persuading a wide range of constituents to embrace changes, both small and more significant, allowing them to enact necessary and desirable changes for the future success of their institutions; o ethics in the change process; o institutional exemplars of change. • Develop tools to lead and manage change in various types of higher education institutions. • Apply course concepts and tools to develop a plan for managing a specific change. • Consider change management and leading change as research topics.