Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University
Returning to university for grad school is so intimidating, especially after you’ve been out of school for several years. The worst part? That first essay. In this podcast, university and college administrators discuss what they learned when they wrote their first term paper in the Master’s of higher education program at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).
Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University
S01E03: Tiara De Koning - Preventing burn out among BIPOC student affairs professionals
There is a high rate of burnout for student affairs professionals and this increases when we look at the experiences of those who identify as people of colour. The emotional load and compassion fatigue are unsustainable. Tiara De Koning joins me in her role at Hart House, University of Toronto.
We need to tackle staff attrition and Tiara has some strategies to improve our working conditions and decrease the emotional load we place on our BIPOC colleagues.