Academe Today: They’re Called #TeamNoSleep: Student-Affairs Staffers

When your alumni incite an insurrection; making sense of pandemic teaching; stalwarts of the syllabus; student outbreaks spread locally; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] [Read this newsletter on the web](. LIFE IN THE PANDEMIC [They’re Called #TeamNoSleep]( By Emma Pettit [image] The pandemic has piled new demands on student-affairs staffers. They’re burning out and see no end in sight. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( AFTER THE RIOTS [When Your Alumni Incite an Insurrection]( By Nell Gluckman [image] Elite universities are being forced to confront their relationships to lawmakers who helped enable the storming of the U.S. Capitol last week. TEACHING [Making Sense of Pandemic Teaching]( By Beckie Supiano A faculty developer shares an exercise she created to help instructors reflect on their experiences and begin to look forward. WHAT THEY'RE READING [These Are the Stalwarts of the Syllabus]( By Audrey Williams June [image] At colleges across the country, many reading lists have texts in common. The Open Syllabus Project shows how. PANDEMIC [Live Coronavirus Updates: Student Outbreaks at Big Colleges Spread Locally; 1,000 Penalized at Ohio State]( [image] The spring semester is drawing near, and Covid-19 is surging. The Chronicle is tracking developments across higher ed here. Read on for daily live updates and information. Subscribe to The Chronicle The Chronicle’s award-winning journalism challenges conventional wisdom, holds academic leaders accountable, and empowers you to do your job better — and it’s your support that makes our work possible. [Subscribe Today]( Views ADVICE [8 Strategies to Prevent Teaching Burnout]( By Flower Darby [image] What can you do this semester to protect your well-being and support your students? Paid for and Created by London Metropolitan University [Can cities rejuvenate biodiversity?]( Playing an important role in ecological sustainability, London Metropolitan University has laid out an environmental vision to reduce its carbon footprint, paving the way for numerous biodiversity initiatives. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( Job Announcement Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs at Western Washington University. [Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. Paid for and Created by TIAA [Your Financial Wellbeing in Challenging Times]( The uncertainty of being furloughed or laid off during Covid-19 for many in the higher ed industry today makes it challenging to manage life, both emotionally and financially. To help plan for a secure financial future, TIAA has assembled a library of resources for guidance on retirement savings, spending habits and adapting in difficult times. The Chronicle's Featured Report: The Post-Pandemic College [Leading experts examine how the pandemic will shape higher education]( in the years to come and what the college of the future may look like. To recover well, colleges must develop a more externally-focused business model, direct resources to expand professional development in online teaching, and continue to expand mental-health services. Job Opportunities [Director, Programs (Career Services for the Office of Graduate Studies)]( University of Miami Miller School of Medicine [Dean of Assessment, Research and Planning]( Reading Area Community College [Multiple Tenure-track, tenured, and adjunct-faculty positions in Computer Science]( TED University [Provost]( Westmont College [Vice Provost of Law & Public Service]( Dallas College [Tenure-Track Faculty Openings in the College of Health and Human Services]( Western Michigan University [Assistant Professor of Academic Success]( University of Dayton School of Law [School Psychology Department Chair]( William James College [Director of the Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute]( Pennsylvania State University [Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs]( Western Washington University [Search the Chronicle's jobs database]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( // [It was OK]( // [Loved it](. [logo]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2021 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037