Reverend Jonathan Wesley • Chief Human Resouces and Civil Rights Compliance Officer • Finger Lakes Community College (SUNY) • Canandaigua, NY
May 25, 2026
Higher education has long been comfortable treating HR as a paperwork function, but that comfort has come at the expense of the people who make the academic mission possible. This essay invites academic leaders to reconceive HR as a strategic thought partner in the healing and restoration of their workforce. Read more >
Janee Both Gragg • Professor and Chair, * Department of Counseling & Human Services • University of Redlands • Redlands, CA
Ariana Cervantes-Borges • Research Associate and Adjunct Professor, Inland Empire Mental Health Training and Integration Center • University of Redlands • Redlands, CA
November 21, 2025
In an era of rapid change and administrative turnover, faculty wellbeing has become a strategic imperative for sustaining innovation and institutional trust. This piece explores actionable ways to embed mental health, belonging, and purpose into the fabric of higher education—transforming wellbeing from a program to a core value of academic life. Read more >
