This course explores what makes academic departments resilient, including how they respond to change, navigate conflict, and support the success and well-being of faculty, staff, and students. In a 35-minute video, Diana Kardia examines common barriers to resilience and introduces five levels of departmental resilience along with strategies for growth and improvement.

This course explores how faculty meetings can either strengthen departmental collaboration or become sources of conflict and division when tensions run high. In a 30-minute video, Diana Kardia shares practical strategies for keeping meetings productive, preventing unhelpful escalations, and encouraging meaningful participation from a wide range of perspectives.