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Are We There Yet? Keeping our Sanity in an Ongoing Pandemic

By Kristen Stevenson It is Blursday of the 21st month of the Covid-19 pandemic and...We. Are. Over. It. We are deep in the midst of burnout, the “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration” (Merriam-Webster, 2021). We keep thinking that the pandemic is almost over … Continue reading Are We There Yet? Keeping our Sanity in an Ongoing Pandemic

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Strategies for Improving Faculty Well-Being

By Kristen Stevenson Let’s face it: teaching is hard. It is emotional, it is exhausting, and it can make you burn the candle on both ends. It is also rewarding, exhilarating, and worth the effort. Teaching requires emotional labor, “the management of feeling to create a publicly observable facial and bodily display” as we see … Continue reading Strategies for Improving Faculty Well-Being