The Center for Faculty Innovation takes a holistic and comprehensive approach supporting faculty as authentic, whole human beings. We align with the JMU definitions and models of Health and Well-being: “JMU defines well-being as the optimal and dynamic state that allows us to flourish now and in the future.” We hope these resources offer ideas and starting points to support faculty in their own self-defined, self-determined pathways to wellness and well-being, for themselves, each other, and the communities we inhabit.
Resources
JMU Resources
Inclusive Resources
- How to Create an Inclusive Environment In the Wellness Space
- PTSD Mobile Apps
- Six People Making Wellness More Inclusive - goop
- The Human Flourishing Program
- The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities - NCBI Bookshelf
Body Size Inclusion
- Addressing weight stigma and fatphobia in public health | University of Illinois Chicago
- Diet advice and tiny seats: how to avoid 10 forms of fatphobia | The Guardian
- Fat On Campus: Mitigating Anti-Fat Bias in the Classroom | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
- How Workplaces are Exclusionary to Fat Team Members (and How We Can Do Better)
- Is fatphobia the last acceptable prejudice in the academy?
- Society preaches kindness – unless you’re fat. Why is fatphobia still on the rise? | The Guardian
- Unpacking Weight Bias in Higher Education: 2022: News and Resources
- Unshrinking by Kate Manne (Book)
Wellness in Higher Education
- A Faculty Wellness Workshop Series: Leveraging On–Campus Expertise
- Wellbeing and Self-care in Higher Education Book Series
- A Light in the Tower: A New Reckoning with Mental Health in Higher Education
- The Present Professor
- A Pedagogy of Kindness
- Building Resilience for Wellness: A Faculty Development Resource | MedEdPORTAL
- Faculty Mental Health Matters (IHE)
- In Search of 'Thriving' in Higher Education | NEA
- Love them More, Care Less (Inside Higher Ed)
- The Emerald Handbook of Wellbeing in Higher Education
Aging and Menopause Resources
- Age Inclusivity in Higher Education
- Age-Friendly University Global Network
- Let’s Talk about Menopause
- Menopause (World Health Organization)
- Menopause Matters in Higher Education
- Menopause Society, Making Menopause Work
- The Menopause Manifesto
Self-Care & Community of Care
- An Ethos of Care (IHE)
- Building a Culture of Care
- Facutly and Staff Health and Wellness Coalition
- Faculty Focus: Self-Care
- Real Self-Care
- Radical Self Care for Helpers, Healers, and Changemakers
Support Resources
Well-being Programs & Resources
Center for Faculty Innovation
