The Caring University : Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation

How to transform higher education workplaces into environments where all employees can thrive. Colleges and universities rarely establish working conditions and cultures that prioritize employee well-being.During the pandemic, many staff and faculty members questioned their careers in higher education. Because of this mindset, leaders in higher education must rethink their approaches to attracting, growing, and retaining talent.In The Caring University, Kevin R. McClure describes six organizational changes to create a university dedicated to creating working conditions and cultures in which all employees can flourish.At the heart of the caring university is the premise that all employees have talent, all employees should be treated as whole people, and all employees deserve to be cared for as essential contributors to organizational success.McClure's proposed changes draw upon wisdom of organizational change theories, decades of scholarship in higher education and social science, as we