Premium
Integrate senior leadership role with parenthood
Author(s) -
Tucker Melanie V.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
dean and provost
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7587
pISSN - 1527-6562
DOI - 10.1002/dap.30574
Subject(s) - presidency , daughter , balance (ability) , public relations , management , vice president , political science , sociology , psychology , law , neuroscience , politics , economics
A few years ago, I earned my doctorate, entered into my first vice presidency, and adopted my daughter — all within nine months of each other! Friends and family helped me balance full‐time work and dissertating. Mentors and professional resources helped me transition into a new role within a new campus community. However, I struggled to find guidance on how to best navigate senior leadership and motherhood.