Peter M. Rojcewicz, PhD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 September 8, 2014<\/p>\n
Leaders throughout higher education can engage self-reflection and personal inquiry to embody ongoing learning on the job and in life. I think of Gandhi\u2019s insight, \u201cAs human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.\u201d The more self-unaware we are, the greater the likelihood of projecting outward our indolence, distorting relationships, destabilizing commitments, and dehumanizing others.<\/p>\n
Global perspectives and human difference supports community above isolation that shackles the will and dulls imagination. <\/strong>A healthy academy is more than a collective ego or we <\/em>go; it values participation as an intelligence and presence as a way of knowing. Knowledge by presence means we consider data in decision making and that we be fully available to ourselves and each other, embracing non-defensiveness, flexibility of thought, curiosity, suspension of disbelief, and a willingness to be changed by self-inquiry. A learning environment conducive to inquiry calls for leadership to model relatedness, structure belonging, and move action forward.<\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Peter M. Rojcewicz, PhD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 September 8, 2014 Leaders throughout higher education can engage self-reflection and personal inquiry to embody ongoing learning on the job and in life. I think of Gandhi\u2019s insight, \u201cAs human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.\u201d … Continue reading Universities Require What Kind of Leadership?<\/span>