As dean I shape a whole institution now — budgets, hiring, the endless meetings that keep a college running. I became an academic because I loved the research, the deep hours with a hard question. Those hours are gone, buried under administration, and I barely recognize the scholar I set out to be.
More people experience this than they realize.
Running the institution has carried you away from the scholarship that was your calling.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.