Dr. Tara Star Johnson selected for 2022-2023 Purdue Faculty Insights Forum

Dr. Tara Star Johnson, Program Convener and Director of English Education & Associate Professor of Literacy and Language in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been chosen as a participant in the Purdue Faculty Insights Forum for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The Purdue Faculty Insights Forum in the Office of the Provost consists of bimonthly sessions that address the “nuts and bolts” of leadership at a university, including personal leadership styles, traits of successful academic leaders, diversity and inclusion, transparency, building consensus, recognition and appreciation, and mentoring faculty and staff. These sessions alternate with peer group meetings in which participants interact in small groups to learn more about how different departments and colleges operate and to discuss program content in depth.

Each participant also selects an experienced administrator at Purdue as a mentor. Participants and mentors meet 3-4 times per year to discuss the participant’s goals and personal progress toward leadership aspirations. This program is intended to support faculty who are interested in exploring leadership at a university, increase the pool of potential leaders at Purdue, and expand our capacity for leadership development beyond the Big 10 Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Programs.

Learn more about Dr. Tara Star Johnson: https://education.purdue.edu//faculty-profiles/name/tara-star-johnson/

Learn more about the Purdue Faculty Insights Forum: https://www.purdue.edu/provost/faculty/resources/insight/index.html