Where trust is an issue, there is no trust. Trust in diverse organizations has never been lower. A shadow of doubt stalks one's every decision to trust collegially and institutionally. Still, colleagues sense intuitively that institutions cannot function optimally without a bedrock level of trust. In academic life, trust is a form of social capital which serves to reduce uncertainty, deepen learning, and make it psychologically safe to give and receive assistance within and across hierarchical boundaries. Today, however, there is a palpable level of frustration regarding the lack of substantive ideas to address the pervasive trust-deficit in academic settings.