A light in the tower : a new reckoning with mental health in higher education /

Written from the perspective of a professor with bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and autism spectrum disorder, A Light in the Tower is both a bracing account of the mental health crisis in higher education and a passionate and informed proposal for how to teach with mental health in mind. Katie R...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pryal, Katie Rose Guest (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2024].
Series:	Rethinking careers, rethinking academia.
Subjects:	College teachers > Mental health > United States. College students > Mental health > United States. Universities and colleges > Employees > Mental health > United States. People with mental disabilities > Education (Higher) > United States. Education, Higher > United States > Psychological aspects. Students > Mental health > United States.

Table of 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.