Ceding Control

A professor accustomed to going about her own business finds herself suddenly responsible for others

As a tenured professor at a liberal-arts college, I am used to working on my own. I design my own courses; I don't have to conform to any set syllabi in my department. Likewise I do my own grading — no huge classes, so no teaching assistants.

How would I adjust to ceding some of that control and running a monthlong grant-financed summer institute?

The summer

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