How Investing in Faculty Well-Being Is Investing in Your Institution

Many faculty members (rightly) feel that they’re increasingly being asked to do more with less. Through case studies and an expert panel, this webcast will explore effective, efficient ways that institutions can support faculty members to achieve an improved sense of well-being, balance and productivity, for their benefit and for that of the organization as a whole.

Attendees will learn about:

• How and why (including at which points in their careers) faculty members tend to struggle with their sense of well-being, productivity and work-life and “work-work” balance
• How example institutions have supported faculty members with specific interventions to boost their well-being, sense of balance and productivity
• What constitutes meaningful (versus nominal) institutional support for faculty
• How supporting faculty members achieve a better sense of balance benefits other groups and units on campus, including students

Additional resources:

• "The Top Predictor of Higher Ed Employee Retention May Surprise You" (CUPA-HR)
• "Annual Presidents’ Survey Finds Optimism Amid Uncertainty" (Inside Higher Ed)
  • 2024 Survey of College and University Presidents
• "Annual Provosts’ Survey Shows Need for AI Policies, Worries Over Campus Speech" (Inside Higher Ed)
  • 2024 Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers
• "Addressing Burnout Through Cultural Change: How Leaders Can Stem Attrition and Support Employees" (American Council on Education)
• "Well-Being is Not Just an Individual Issue" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Equity-Minded Faculty Workloads: What We Can and Should Do Now" (American Council on Education)
• The Employee Value Proposition in Higher Education (TIAA Institute)
• "Faculty Writing Groups: The Impact of Protected Writing Time and Group Support" (International Journal of Educational Research Open)
• The NCFDD Mentor Map (NCFDD)
• "Institutional Approaches to Mentoring Faculty Colleagues" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Diversity Work, Meaningful Work and Faculty Workload" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "In Conversation with Dr. Lisa Sullivan, Mount Holyoke College" (COACHE, Harvard University)
• Thematic Pathway for Reaffirmation (Harvey Mudd College)
• "Measuring and Promoting Thriving in College" (Inside Higher Ed)
• The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (The Pullias Center for Higher Education, The University of Southern California)
• "Creating Inclusive Department Climates in STEM Fields: Multiple Faculty Perspectives on the Same Departments" (Journal of Diversity in Higher Education)