A light in the tower : a new reckoning with mental health in higher education / Katie Rose Guest Pryal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pryal, Katie Rose Guest, author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Rethinking careers, rethinking academia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Mental health--United States.

College teachers.

College students--Mental health--United States.

College students.

Universities and colleges--Employees--Mental health--United States.

Universities and colleges.

People with mental disabilities--Education (Higher)--United States.

People with mental disabilities.

Education, Higher--United States--Psychological aspects.

Education, Higher.

Students--Mental health--United States.

Students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 224 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]

Contents:

Introduction: How to talk about mental disability

pt. 1. The mental health crisis in higher education. Anxiety in academia ; Population shock events ; Systemic burnout ; Toxic academic overwork ; Setting boundaries ; The disabled mind in academia ; Writing publicly about mental disability ; Writing depression

pt. 2 Teaching with mental health in mind. "The darkness that is plaguing our university" ; Rigor angst ; Toxic rigor is ableist ; Teaching mentally disabled students ; Front-line faculty ; Procrastination and compassion ; Teaching accessibly/inclusively.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Pryal, Katie Rose Guest. Light in the tower

ISBN:

9780700636341 (electronic bk.)

070063634X (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99996622223

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.