By Lamia Dawood, Ph.D. student in Administration and Leadership Studies Egypt has a relatively diverse economy that is highly centralized on agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism (Economy of Egypt, 2021). The country was ruled by military officers from 1953 till 2011. In January, 2011, the military regime, the poor living conditions, and limited job opportunities caused…
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Leadership Coaching as Transformative Learning: How Their Core Facets, Processes, & Paradigms Align
By Andy Hughes How leaders learn is an essential and expensive question asked today by organizations across the world. Organizations are facing consistent transformational, dynamic and complex challenges which require effective leadership more so than ever (DeRue & Myers, 2014). In 2019, firms spent approximately $370.3 billion on training (Training Industry, 2020), and Training Industry…
In Photos – IUP Sociology Alumna Stephanie Bachman’s Peace Corps Experience in Liberia
Recently, IUP Sociology Alumna, Stephanie Bachman, shared her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia. Read about her experience HERE Stephanie was gracious enough to follow-up to her story with a photos of her experience. They are so wonderful they are worth their own post! This is one of Stephanie’s favorite photos. Here she…
IUP Sociology Alumna Shares Peace Corps Experience in Liberia
By Stephanie Bachman Can you find Liberia on a map? Or talk about its history and how it was founded? How much do you know about the small, West African country similar in size and population to Louisiana? Honestly, before receiving the invitation to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), I did not know…
Time to Heal: Domestic Violence Policy
By Shannon Green This paper overviews the current state of domestic violence policy and advocates for the passage of H. CON. RES. 72 “Time To Heal Act” expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family…
Nixon’s Smoking Gun: Is Lying a Necessary Leadership Skill?
By Shannon Gazze On June 17th, 1972, five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. In 2020, we now know they were there at the behest of President Richard M. Nixon based on information obtained from DNC phone taps by G. Gordon Liddy’s Committee to Re-Elect President…
The Future of Learning and Leadership in the Wake of COVID-19
By Christine Nowik Recently, a group called the TPHE Collective advanced ideas about the future of higher education, suggesting that the future for higher education should include “avoiding isolation,” “collaborating with other faculty members,” and “caring for students as whole people.” These arguments align with data I recently collected on faculty members’ experiences during their…
Pennsylvania Education Tax Credit Program Changes Facilitate Discrimination and Block Access
By Julie K. Ambrose, Ph.D. Contact the Author at: Julie.K.Ambrose@gmail.com or https://juliekambrose.wixsite.com/mysite Based on Ambrose, J. K. (2019). Purpose, Policy, Politics and Power: Analysis of the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (Doctoral dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania). Introduction Drawing upon my doctoral social policy analysis of the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement and Opportunity Scholarship Tax…
Escape from Wuhan: IUP Alumni Daniel Wethli’s Story of Going from Fulbright Student to Quarantined Evacuee
I recount how COVID-19 (the Corona Virus) impacted me while in Wuhan. This includes my perspective of evacuating Wuhan and being under the first federal quarantine order in more than fifty years.
Dates for 2020 IUP-MARTI summer conference
The 2020 IUP-MARTI dates for the summer conference are now officially, Wed. July 22 – Friday, July 24. Mark your calendars. More information on theme, speakers and registration details to come soon! #conference #addiction #socialwork #counseling #humanservices #mentalhealth https://www.iup.edu/marti/events/summer-school-conference/past-conferences/
Taking Better Care of Yourself Could Help You Lead Better in 2020
By Andrew Hughes Let’s be honest, leadership is not easy. In fact, effective leadership often requires us to make personal sacrifices, deliver unpopular decisions, and perform consistently under a high level of stress. How do we, as leaders, take care of our own well-being while enduring constant change and giving our best selves to our…
Rhetorical Empathy as a Leadership Tool
By Christine M. Nowik Leaders spend much of their time communicating with others with varying degrees of success (Riggio, Riggio, Salinas, & Cole, 2003). Effective communication is a hallmark of good leadership and is associated with greater employee satisfaction, collaboration, and identification with an organization (Kim & Rhee, 2011), specifically two-way communication that fosters mutual…
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