This study examines how working in student affairs programs serving at-promise students can contribute to compassion fatigue among staff. It highlights how a supportive culture of care and mentorship within the program helps buffer staff from stress, despite challenges related to workload, institutional positioning, and high staff turnover.
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The potential of and mechanisms for a hub of innovation on campus to support changes for low-income, first generation, and racially minoritized college students
Developing low-income college students’ sense of belonging: The role of validation.
Creating systemic culture change and solving vexing problems on campus: The promise of professional learning communities in higher education.
Ongoing challenges in higher education require innovative thinking, but we have few structures in place to support learning to address these challenges. While we have standing groups (e.g., committees and councils) and episodic groups (e.g., task forces), few groups focus on learning together to improve practice across the campus. One exception is faculty learning communities, which are becoming more common as a way for instructors to come together and read about a pedagogical strategy, such as active learning, and work collectively to alter their approach to teaching.