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Integrate senior leadership role with parenthood
Author(s) -
Tucker Melanie V.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30619
Subject(s) - presidency , daughter , balance (ability) , vice president , public relations , management , work (physics) , sociology , political science , psychology , engineering , law , economics , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , politics
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.