Living with students: Lessons learned while pursuing tenure, administration, and raising a family

Issue title: Special Section: The Work of Faculty-in-Residence in North American Higher Education

Guest editors: C. Daryl Healea

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Humphrey, Michael^{a; *} | Callahan, Janet^a | Harrison, Geoff^b

Affiliations: [a] Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA | [b] Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Michael Humphrey, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1725, USA. Tel.: +1 208 426 2801; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: An emerging promising practice in many universities has been the development of faculty-in-residence programs, in which university faculty members and their family moved into university student residences, sharing common living spaces with students. This case study is centered on two faculty-in-residence living in university residence halls. One was an assistant professor pursuing tenure while raising a young child, while the second was a tenured full professor and associate dean raising two teens. This case study offers the post-experience conclusions of these two faculty-in-residence individuals, noting the benefits and challenges each experienced while living -and working closely with these students outside of the university classroom, all while striving for an optimal balance in managing professional and familial obligations.

Keywords: Living-learning communities, faculty-in-residence, residential life

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-152197

Journal: Work, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 497-501, 2015