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Besides the president or chief academic officer roles described in the previous chapter, academic deans are the highest ranking academic officials in an institution. It is the top position some academics aspire to and a stepping stone in the journey of others planning to pursue roles in higher education.
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Cassady, S. (2014). Preparing for an Academic Deanship. In: Vongalis-Macrow, A. (eds) Career Moves. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-485-7_9
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