The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching

Misperceptions About Administration - Roger S. Nam

June 28, 2024 The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

Roger S. Nam is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Emory University Candler School of Theology. 

What makes for mediocre, good, and exceptional administrators? Who should consider administration as an occupation, and who should remain on faculty? How do you balance the call for transparency in communication and the need for confidentiality? What kinds of assistance might be beneficial to those in administrative duties?