Navigating What’s Now: Four Essential Conversations for Academic Leaders
We are pleased to share our new report, Navigating What's Now, a resource created to help Academic Leaders navigate four top-of-mind issues facing schools today:
When faculty feel overwhelmed: consider their tech stack
Student mental health and emotional well-being: language matters
Adapting to a changing workforce talent pool: onboarding is critical
Tracking new changes on the Generative AI landscape: update policies and practices
Each section of this report offers a concise overview of the issue, reflection questions to spark team discussion, and curated resources to deepen understanding. Designed for use over the summer and into next academic year, this guide can support leadership teams as they explore how these topics are showing up at their schools, align on priorities, and chart a thoughtful course forward.
We invite you to download the report and use it as a starting point for productive conversations at your school — whether during a leadership retreat, department meeting, or back-to-school professional growth days. Our goal is to help you build shared understanding and take meaningful, mission-aligned action together.
As always, the Association for Academic Leaders is here to support you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can provide additional resources, facilitation support, or help shaping these conversations.
Association Members, click here to download the full report in the Member Portal. Interested in learning more about the Association for Academic Leaders and becoming a member? Get in touch today.
