Digest No. 15 - Autumn 2025
Resource – Campus Well-Being Resource Library
Campus WellBeing Resource Library aims to help campus leaders find actionable resources for advancing wellbeing and equity on college campuses.
Issue: Digest No. 15 - Autumn 2025
Welcome to the Autumn 2025 and final issue of the Council of Independent Colleges’ Digest of Recent Research. The Digest is compiled by the editorial leadership team of Bethany L. Miller, associate provost and chief data officer at Macalester College (MN), and Philip T. Dunwoody, social sciences division head and professor of psychology at Juniata College (PA). Each recent issue has had a clear theme designed to support you in addressing contemporary campus challenges.
The focus of this issue is faculty and staff wellbeing. In thinking about a theme for the autumn issue, we wanted to bring to campus leaders timely, relevant, and useful information that would help them tackle the most pressing issues that campuses may face. Burnout has become an institutional risk that we can no longer ignore. The solution is a deliberate focus on workplace wellbeing.
In addition to summaries of articles and books, this issue includes resources such as podcasts and information portals, so that readers can walk away with practical solutions. We hope you find these resources helpful.
Digest No. 15 - Autumn 2025
Podcast – Burnout and Workplace Wellbeing
This podcast discusses the origins of the term burnout and our current understanding of its causes.
Digest No. 15 - Autumn 2025
Blog – Stressors Challenging Wellness in Higher Education
This blog post shares a summary of the stressors that challenge wellness in higher education, the difficulties institutions face in responding to that challenge, and the benefits in mitigating that risk
Digest No. 15 - Autumn 2025
Book/Podcast – Compassion in Action: A Leadership Paradigm that Cultivates Organizational Happiness.
Lars Kure Juul presents a compelling argument with resources for compassionate leadership as an essential component of organizational happiness, high performance, and sustainable success.
Digest No. 15 - Autumn 2025
Book – The Caring University
This book reimagines the higher education workplace as a site where all employees can thrive.
Digest No. 15 - Autumn 2025
Paper – Well-Being in the University Workplace
This paper explores the concept of wellbeing in the workplace within the context of a university setting, emphasizing its contribution to the long-term success and sustainability of institutions.