Leadership Institute
Leadership Institute
The Big Ten Academic Alliance Leadership Institute houses the Alliance's highly regarded and often emulated portfolio of academic leadership programs for emerging leaders, department executives, and newly appointed deans. The Institute’s comprehensive range of leadership development programs are designed for faculty and higher education administrators across the leadership continuum and breadth of academic disciplinary units.
Bringing perspectives that are unique to individuals from large R1 universities, these programs leverage the deep well of expertise within the Alliance universities to deliver skills-based, strategically focused and culturally competent training in cohort-enriched environments.
Our Programs
The Big Ten Academic Alliance offers leadership development programs designed to strengthen the capacity of higher education professionals across member institutions. Explore our programs below to find the right fit for your career stage and goals.
Academic Leadership Program
Expand your perspective as a faculty leader and discover what’s next.
Department Executive Officers Program
Gain tools and strategies to succeed as a newer department head.
Deans Leadership Program
Elevate your leadership through candid dialogue with peer deans.
Humanities Faculty Leadership Fellowship
Explore where humanities scholarship shapes your leadership potential.
Our Impact
The average annual reach of leadership learning across our community.
