About Us


The Department of Administrative Leadership develops individuals for positions of leadership in educational arenas. As an educational leader, you will have the skills to nurture leadership among others in a wide range of elementary, secondary, and post secondary programs, as well as in business and industry.

We have three areas of study: Adult Education, which focuses on post-secondary adult and continuing education leadership, the Educational Administration area, which focuses on elementary and secondary educational administration, and the Higher Education Administration program, which focuses on administration at higher education organizations.

Department Mission

The Department of Administrative Leadership contributes to the development of competent, inquiring educational leaders, particularly for service in urban metropolitan areas. These leaders require advanced preparation to meet the broad spectrum of learning needs that exist in today's dynamic and complex society.

Distinct Values of Our Program

  • We value and prize adults as learners and their quest for transformational learning opportunities.
  • We strive to provide quality teaching and to produce research that meets learners' needs, that stimulates critical thinking and provides a foundation for lifelong learning.
  • We are committed to the creation and dissemination of new knowledge.

What Makes Our Program Unique?

We share a "student first" attitude that places emphasis on the interests and learning needs of our students. With a flexible approach to students' assignments and course work, we help students connect theory to practice. We are committed to academic excellence and the development of highly competent, confident, and successful professionals.

Student Rights and Responsibilities


Participation by Students with Disabilities

If you need special accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of a course, please contact your professor as soon as possible.  

Accommodation for Religious Observances

Students will be allowed to complete examinations or other requirements that are missed because of a religious observance.   

Academic Misconduct

The university has a responsibility to promote academic honesty and integrity and to develop procedures to deal effectively with instances of academic dishonesty. Students are responsible for the honest completion and representation of their work, for the appropriate citation of sources, and for respect of others' academic endeavors.  

Complaint Procedures

Students may direct complaints to the head of the academic unit or department in which the complaint occurs. If the complaint allegedly violates a specific university policy, it may be directed to the head of the department or academic unit in which the complaint occurred or to the appropriate university office responsible for enforcing the policy.   

Grade Appeal Procedures

A student may appeal a grade on the grounds that it is based on a capricious or arbitrary decision of the course instructor. Such an appeal shall follow the established procedures adopted by the department, college, or school in which the course resides. These procedures are available in writing from the respective department chairperson or the Academic Dean of the College/School.   

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is reprehensible and will not be tolerated by the University. It subverts the mission of the University and threatens the careers, educational experience, and well being of students, faculty, and staff. The University will not tolerate behavior between or among members of the University community which creates an unacceptable working environment.  

Financial Obligation

The submission on your registration form and your subsequent assignment to classes obligates you to pay the fee-tuition for those classes or to withdraw your registration in writing no later than the date specified in the schedule of classes for that academic year. It is important to both you and the University that you make payment on time. A complete description of UWM fee policies may be found in the Schedule of Classes.  

Incomplete

A notation of "incomplete" may be given in lieu of a final grade to a student who has carried a subject successfully until the end of a semester but who, because of illness or other unusual and substantiated cause beyond the student's control, has been unable to take or complete the final examination or to complete some limited amount of term work. An incomplete is not given unless you prove to the instructor that you were prevented from completing course requirements for just cause as indicated above.