Rutgers Leadership Academy Session Topics
The Rutgers Leadership Academy (RLA) meets from 4:00pm-6:00pm on 15 Wednesdays total throughout the Fall and Spring semesters. Below are the topics we typically address in the one-year program.
- Introduction to Leadership in Higher Education and the Rutgers Leadership Academy
- Leveraging Individual and Collective Strengths as an Academic Leader
- Strategic Project Planning
- Institutional Structure, Stakeholders and Social Value, and Leadership Competencies
- Leadership Principles and Pragmatics
- Presidential Reflections on Leadership in Higher Education
- Cultural Competency for Effective Leadership: Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
- Politics, Policies, & University-Government Relations
- Enrollment Management
- Finance and Budget Models and Connections to Institutional Strategic Priorities
- Leading Change in Higher Education
- Higher Education Law: Academic Freedom and Free Speech at a Public University
- Conflict and Difficult Leadership Conversations
- Crisis Leadership
- Capstone Poster Session and Celebration