Virtual Coffee Break: Coping with Our Own Burnout
Description: Come meet author Rebecca Pope-Ruark of "Beating Pandemic Burnout" (April 28, 2020 Inside Higher Education), for a Friday afternoon informal and interactive discussion on how we are dealing (or not) with our own personal and professional burnout. Consider reading the article in advance and come meet the author who shares insights on how "focusing on purpose, compassion, connection and balance in times of uncertainty can help you cope with challenges." We'll break out into smaller groups to reflect on her advice along with other strategies our EnglishUSA members offer.
Date: May 15, 2020 3:00-4:00 ET
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Rebecca Pope-Ruark is a faculty teaching and learning specialist at Georgia Institute of Technology. She is author of Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching and co-editor of the forthcoming collection Redesigning Liberal Education: Innovative Design for a Twenty-First-Century Undergraduate Education. She is currently working on a book about faculty burnout for Johns Hopkins University Press.