Reflecting on Two Years of Pandemic: What Should We Keep and What Should We Leave behind?

Abstract

In Short The pandemic helped to reveal issues campuses should address, including inequities (e.g., lack of support for nontenure-track faculty) that campuses may not be focusing on due to being reactive to the crisis. Reflection on how the last 2 years shaped campuses can lead to campuses learning that they can change patterns of inequity that the pandemic revealed. Key areas of consideration include the value of faculty roles; importance of professional development; expanding responsibility for diversity, equity, and inclusion work to more groups on campus; increasing hybrid work; enhancing online learning and student support; addressing mental health issues; and attending to the emotional labor burden of faculty and staff of color.