Hi! I'm ABD and will be defending in the next few months! I would highly recommend our EdD/High Ed Admin/Leadership program here at St Cloud State: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/graduate/hied-edd/default.aspx. It's completely online with a cohort-based model, and some folks in my cohort finished in 4 years (classes are year-round, but you can take breaks or even stop out for a year if life happens).
I think my motivations were both personal as well as professional--as a dean, I won't get "promoted" w/my doctorate but certainly gives me an edge if I would decide to diversify my portfolio (consulting, facilitating, etc.) and, being in classes with folks outside of the library (academic affairs, student affairs, k-12, etc.) has broadened and impacted my perspectives on educational systems, services, and supports. This helps me to bring a host of skills, communication styles, frameworks, and theories to conversations w/our partners and stakeholders.
Message me if you'd like to get in touch with my advisor (also the director of the program)--he is amazing! All the best in your future studies!
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Rhonda Huisman
Dean, University Library
St. Cloud State University
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Original Message:
Sent: Jun 19, 2023 07:50 PM
From: Kristin Lansdown
Subject: Doctorate for Library Leadership in Higher Education?
Hi everyone!
I've recently been considering pursuing a doctorate and have been torn between a Ph.D in Information Sciences or an Ed.D in Educational Leadership. I'm not very interested in teaching within LIS but more so in pursuing leadership roles in academic libraries.
Does anyone here have a doctorate in educational leadership? Can you share more about your career journey and research after earning one? Did you remain within libraries or move into other roles in academia? Or, is the preference for leadership in libraries a Ph.D in Information Sciences?
Thank you!
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Kristin Lansdown
Librarian and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Coordinator
DePaul University
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