A Matter of “Care-Full” Consideration

Abstract

Higher education leaders are well-positioned to help advance the preconditions of and the foundations for well-being among people and among humans vis-à-vis nature. Campus leaders have distinctive opportunities and unique resources to address well-being, even in the absence of institutional supports. The authors draw from the literature to illustrate how diverse campus leaders are advancing well-being on campuses, individually and collectively, by breaking through institutional barriers, disrupting unjust policy action and inaction, and challenging dominant narratives that violate human rights and constrain civil liberties; by resisting corporate definitions of work-life balance; by privileging diverse knowledge forms, modes of communications, and ways of being; by re-centering civic mindedness and the common good; by embracing more holistic understandings of well-being; and by honoring humanity's dependence on eco-system diversity. In uncertain times, it is crucial that campus leaders engage in dialogue to advance health and well-being across and beyond campus communities.