Tired but Still Showing Up? A Guide to Leadership Burnout in Higher Education
When we talk about leadership burnout in higher education, we’re not just talking about exhaustion… Leading in higher education demands more than strategy and vision; it requires stamina, empathy, and constant adaptation. Between tightening budgets, shifting enrollment patterns, and rising expectations from every direction, it’s easy to miss the quiet signals that your energy, focus, […]
Why Women in Higher Ed Feel Responsible for Everyone: Causes, Challenges, and Impact
Women In higher education carry the weight of collective responsibility, supporting students, colleagues, and the institution itself. Women in academia often feel responsible for everyone because cultural expectations, institutional pressures, and leadership gaps encourage them to take on more than their share of emotional and administrative labor. As these dynamics persist, they also reflect broader inequities connected […]
How to survive when you are in survival mode
Tips for College Leaders December is a brutal times for academics. Students are stressed; just trying to make it to the finish line in one piece. Faculty are stressed as they stare at the enormous pile of grading in front of them. For administrators, the clock is ticking on what you can do while faculty […]
The Struggle Is Real
Why Workplace Struggles in Higher Ed Is So Personal Women everywhere are struggling. You may have heard of the women in Boston who gathered for a collective primal scream. I get it. This sucks. Women faced gender-based barriers at work before the pandemic. Now, everything is just so much more difficult. I have such deep […]
Exercise vs. anything else
Wellness for College Leaders Right now, I wouldn’t call myself an athlete. Between Halloween and Easter, I’m more of a chocolate and cookie fan. During this current COVID spike, my anxiety is quelled with sugar. I’ve had athletic periods in my life, for sure I played sports in high school. I’ve done boot camps with […]
It’s chill week
Rest for College Administrators Matters Do you know what day it is? Are you wearing pjs past noon? Are you still working through all the sweets that you accumulated during the holidays? Author Helena Fitzgerald wrote an article in The Atlantic describing the week between Christmas and New Year’s as a dead week. She writes, […]
No one completely has their sh*t together
Self-doubt in higher education leadership I’ve been repeating this all week in different online and IRL (in real life) spaces. In this season of holiday photo cards and idyllic social media posts, it’s easy to think that everyone else has things figured out while you plod along. It’s not true. While we all have different […]
Do you have an Honor Roll Hangover?
How Perfectionism in Higher Education Shows Up I was once told by a respected colleague that I was responsive and accountable to a fault. The comment made me chuckle. I take pride in dotting all of my i’s and crossing all the t’s (and just to prove this point, I will admit that I just […]
Champagne on Mondays
Burnout Recovery for Higher Ed Leaders Starts Here Monday by Alex Dimitrov Doesn’t it bother you sometimeswhat living is, what the day has turned into?So many screens and meetingsand things to be late for. Everyone truly deservesa flute of champagnefor having made it this far!Though it’s such a disasterto drink on a Monday. Grab The […]
Please take care of your mental health
Support for Women in Higher Education Careers It’s okay to work with a therapist. It’s okay to take medication for depression and anxiety. It’s okay to grieve. It’s okay to fully feel your emotions. We are still living through a pandemic and all of the uncertainties it brings. Structural inequality has not gone away. Grab […]