Vicki Baker

Recognized as a “Top 100 Visionary” in Education by the Global Forum for Education and Learning (2020-2021), Vicki is at the forefront of innovation and strategy in faculty and leadership development. A faculty member and Fulbright Specialist Alumna (Utrecht, Netherlands; Lugano, Switzerland), Vicki’s goal is to help faculty members, colleges, and universities thrive.

She is the E. Maynard Aris Endowed Professor in Economics and Management at Albion College, where she serves as Associate Dean, Strategic Partnerships & Innovation and Chair of the Economics & Management Department. Prior to joining the academy as a faculty member, Vicki worked at Harvard Business School (Executive Education) and AK Steel Corporation. She earned her PhD (Higher Education) and MS (Management & Organization) from Penn State University, MBA from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and BS from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She holds a certificate in Human Resource Management (Villanova University) and is a Certified Professional in HR through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Vicki’s books and monographs include Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professors (Rutgers), Success After Tenure: Supporting Mid-Career Faculty (Routledge/Taylor & Francis), Developing Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges (Rutgers), Managing Your Academic Career: A Guide to Re-envision Mid-Career (Routledge/Taylor & Francis), A Toolkit for Mid-Career Academics: Cultivating Career Advancement (Routledge/Taylor & Francis), and a New Directions in Higher Education volume, Bridging the Research-Practice Nexus: Resources, Tools, and Strategies to Navigate Mid-Career in the Academy (Wiley). She has written over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, invited opinion pieces for higher education news media outlets, case studies and blogs on the topics of faculty and leadership development and higher education.