Teaching in Higher Ed

Unraveling Faculty Burnout

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark talks about her book, Unraveling Faculty Burnout, on episode 408 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

There is a lot of shame attached to a diagnosis of burnout.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Burnout is not something we talk about in higher education.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

We all know someone who is burned out but we don’t necessarily know that they are because it is not talked about.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

There is a stigma of talking about burnout.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Going through burnout doesn’t mean you are bad academic.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Perfection is a comparison disease.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

We will never be perfect. There is no such thing as perfect.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Higher ed will take as much as you give it.

-Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Resources
  • Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal, by Rebecca Pope-Ruark
  • Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching, by Rebecca Pope-Ruark
  • Beating Pandemic Burnout, by Rebecca Pope-Ruark
  • World Health Organization’s definition of burnout
  • Episode 219 with Rebecca Pope-Ruark on Agile Faculty

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