| Today the world is changing dramatically and the academy will need to respond to these changes in order to continue to serve the needs of a knowledge-intensive and increasingly global society. Universities that can anticipate and respond to these needs will be those that at once welcome change and have the capacity to manage institutional transformation. In turn, the ability to anticipate, absorb, and manage transformation will be critical for those seeking to bring about successful academic change. Nested in this context, the purpose of this study is to identify the major obstacles facing those who wish to bring about successful academic change and, in turn, those strategies that are most likely to be successful in overcoming these obstacles. To that end, the study will examine the case of the University of Wisconsin Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) project. |
