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A video of a teacher in China and her students who dance before each class to clear their minds and boost energy levels has trended on mainland social media.
Academics described their universities as exploitative, oppressive, toxic and fiscally driven. They felt themselves being dehumanised and demoralised by management. Most reported feelings of burnout.
When working from home, women struggled more than men to find time for the sustained effort needed to produce good, publishable research. Lack of thinking time is a problem for all knowledge workers.
Changes to National Employment Standards have done little for casual staff hoping for conversion to ongoing positions. A comprehensive review of university work and employment is long overdue.
The definition of "academic workload" was one of the issues presented at Thursday's University of Kansas Faculty Senate meeting.