In recent years, there has been more attention given to the reality that most PhD programs do not prepare future faculty for college teaching. Even when college teaching is addressed, it is frequently in the context of sharing insights in teaching subject matter from innovators in the various disciplines. So the reality persists in colleges and universities that most PhD graduates are well prepared in their (possibly narrow) subject fields but are ill prepared to teach in the college classrooms of today and tomorrow.
Exploring Passion at Work and Burnout in Higher Education
I fell down a rabbit hole recently. Despite trying to convince myself that I had collected enough literature to be able to start writing my new book on women’s leadership
Rebecca Pope-Ruark
May 5, 2025
