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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Thrilled that new episodes of *the agile academic* podcast for women in higher ed are out! Listen to my conversations with @katiepryal.bsky.social and Katharine Stewart wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Education Podcast · Updated Biweekly · A Podcast for Women in Higher Education

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Maria Gallardo-Williams @teachforaliving.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Join us for our free, online, professional development summer program: Building Your Network: Mentors, Coaches, and Sponsors for Faculty Success. @ We are excited to partner with Georgia Tech this year. Feel free to share it with your networks! Sign up: go.ncsu.edu/summerspark

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SPARK: Building Your Network 2025

Welcome to the fifth annual summer SPARK program, Building Your Network: Mentors, Coaches, and Sponsors for Faculty Success. This year NC State will embark on a partnership with Georgia Tech to provid...

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Happy to see the article I wrote with Vicki L. Baker in *Inside Higher Ed* this morning - we have to pay attention to faculty and staff #wellbeing in #highered if we want to thrive www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

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A call to invest in faculty and staff well-being (opinion)

Institutions must invest in faculty and staff well-being at work, Vicki L. Baker and Rebecca Pope-Ruark write.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Our home this morning in the once-in-10-years Atlanta snow

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Finally in the right headspace to truly take in what @kfitz.info is masterfully arguing in *Leading Generously* and thinking about how it aligns with what I’m learning about leaders and #burnout in #highered. So much to come.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I successfully made peanut butter fudge and now it’s all I want to eat. #thursday

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Working on slides for the upcoming *Unraveling Faculty Burnout* retreats reminds me how excited I am to work with the attendees on purpose, compassion, connection, balance in #highered. Still time to sign up for these two-hour retreats on December 15 and 28! higheredburnout.com/unraveling-f...

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Unraveling Faculty Burnout Retreat 2024

Upcoming event Wrap up your year with a revitalizing reflective retreat! Sunday, December 15, 2-4pm ET Saturday, December 28, 9-11am ET Retreat Details One of my goals in writing Unraveling Faculty…

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Unraveling Faculty Burnout workshops happening soon - still a few spots left! You don't have to be burned out to enjoy this reflective time. higheredburnout.com/unraveling-f...

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Joined the EV community with a new vehicle. What are your best tips for charging, road trips?

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

How did 2024 treat you? Does 2025 feel heavy on the horizon? Are you ready, as a #highered pro, to move into 2025 with your values, purpose, and intentions set? Spend two hours preparing for 2025 at the Unraveling Faculty Burnout retreats - Dec 15, 28. higheredburnout.com/unraveling-f...

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

feeling burned out - or even a little crispy - at the end of the year? My upcoming Unraveling Faculty Burnout retreats are based on years of coaching, research, and personal experience with #faculty #burnout. higheredburnout.com/unraveling-f...

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Unraveling Faculty Burnout Retreat 2024

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Curious about tools we'll use in the upcoming Unraveling Faculty Burnout retreats on December 15 and 28? Are you looking for a way to understand the positive potential in your #highered situation or career? Consider a SOAR analysis.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Burnout can rob you of the joy of working with students or doing cool research or serving the community. But it doesn't have to be that way. I've worked with 1000s of faculty to develop strategies to avoid/mitigate burnout. What could we do together? www.higheredburnout.com/coaching

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

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Unraveling Faculty Burnout Retreat 2024

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

What does #highered #burnout #coaching with me look like? Depending on your needs and interests, it might look like the process in this infographic, which includes exploring different areas of your work-life based on my burnout research with faculty and leaders, including

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Looking for a way to wrap up your year in community with other #highered pros as you reflect on 2024 in #burnout and #vitality? The *Unraveling Faculty Burnout* Retreat is for you! I'm hosting 2-hour retreats on December 15, 28. higheredburnout.com/unraveling-f...

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 08/11/2024

the light at the end of someone’s darkest tunnel may be you.

a long sewer tunnel, wide and tall and dark, with shin-deep brown water flowing at the bottom. in the distance are three figures, sewer workers, standing illuminated only by two hard hat head lamps.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Need something else to think about today? Consider how you want to wrap up your 2024. Join my Unraveling Faculty Burnout Retreat 2024. Two days/times are available - December 15 and 28th. You'll end the year with some deep self-awareness and intentions for 2025. higheredburnout.com/unraveling-f...

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Unraveling Faculty Burnout Retreat 2024

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Can it please be fall in ATL now? I’m tired of 80s people. #waah

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

As we wrap up 2024, take some time to reflect, assess possible burnout, & move into 2025 with intention and self-awareness. Join colleagues from around the country at the Unraveling Faculty Burnout Retreat December 15, 28. Learn more and register now! higheredburnout.com/unraveling-f...

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Unraveling Faculty Burnout Retreat 2024

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

In early 2022 I wrote an article for Academic Leader about what #leaders in #HigherEd need to know about #burout and what we can do to build leaders' capacity to work with burned out faculty. Read it here theagileacademic.com/wp-content/u...

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Running an Appreciative Inquiry for a campus team this morning. Love the focus on what’s working and what we want to see grow.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I’m so out of practice on this app (and its predecessor). More content coming on #highered, #burnout, and right now Russell Wilson and the Steelers #herewego

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Excited to launch www.higheredburnout.com as well as my NEW one-on-one #burnout coaching program for #highered #faculty, staff, #leaders. Tap my experience as a ICF-certified #coach, burnout researcher, & burnout survivor in higher ed to address your burnout and grow professionally. Let's connect!

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Higher Ed Burnout Coaching

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Hi, all you new followers. Going to try to be more present here. I talk about #highered, #faculty, #burnout, and #wellbeing, sometimes horses, painting, and writing. Thanks for being here!

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

I’m so fucking confused right now. Can this year be over?

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

His and hers Bose heading to Boston for a consulting gig at Northeastern and fun weekend on the town.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

Final prepping for a workshop this morning with chair and associate deans at the University of Michigan - topic is Compassionate Leadership in a Time of Burnout.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

Just had a great conversation with some faculty at KU about burnout and compassionate mentoring. Good stuff.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Starting a full day of workshops at University of Alabama today, starting with junior faculty. Roll Tide!

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

When I wasn’t paying attention, my podcast *the agile academic* crossed well over 20K downloads. Thanks to everyone who listens and to my amazing guests. Season 4 is available in its entirety on Apple, Google, and Spotify!

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

Great audience for my keynote on burnout, vitality, and leadership at #LHE23. Now I introvert crash and Uber Eats some Thai food

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Epic Florida view from my conference hotel

Picture of a parking lot and industrial area from a high hotel floor.

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Here again, here again. Headed to Orlando for the Leadership in Higher Ed conference that I’m keynoting tomorrow night!

Picture of multiple Delta airplanes at the airport terminal

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

Full draft of keynote nearly done. Then I can really hack away at it and make it awesome. #amwriting

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Keynote coming up on Thursday evening so of course I’ve decided to retrace and read the faculty vitality literature back to the 80s because reasons #procrastarsearch

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Rebecca Pope-Ruark @agilefacultyrpr.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Made some art, hubby thinks it looks like a jellyfish. Thoughts?

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