Building a House, Then Tearing It Down: Navigating Uncertainty in Creating and Closing an Academic Program

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Author(s): Patricia Weldon (The State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA)and Donna Van Alst (The State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 26
Source title: Narratives of Upheaval in Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Denise Simard (The State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA)and Janet Acker (The State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-2063-2.ch011

Keywords: Educational Leadership & Administration / Higher Education / Information Science Reference / Knowledge Management and Library Science

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The authors spent 7 years at the institution and were able to successfully navigate achievements, obstacles and ultimately the closing of the institution. There was an overarching theme of uncertainty throughout our experiences. Though the closing of an institution and the forced change in one's career path can be overwhelming. The authors will present their story related to the skills and knowledge they utilized through the building of an academic program that were transferable to successfully traversing the closure of a successful program at a failed institution.

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