About the Panel 

Faculty fatigue has been identified as one of the most pressing teaching and learning challenges in higher education. Join us for a panel conversation focused on faculty well-being. While we often discuss how to support the well-being of our students, it is important for us to consider what it means “to put your oxygen mask on first.”

Some of the topics we will explore during this 90-minute conversation include: 

• Leaning and leading into wellness 
• From resilience to human flourishing  
• Balancing self-care and success
• The structural roots of faculty fatigue  

This session will be ideal for administrators, educators and staff in post-secondary education. Be part of the conversation!  

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This session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on bccampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge you are aware your participation will be recorded, and the recording will be openly available. 

Upon registration, you are invited to submit any questions you would like to ask the panel. We will also provide an opportunity during the discussion for the audience to share their thoughts. We have four amazing panelists from across Canada who will weigh in on this topic. 

Presenters 

Dr. Maryam Nabavi is the director of the Academic Leadership Development Program at the University of British Columbia (UBC). In her role, she supports building a culture of academic leadership, centrally supporting leaders toward value-aligned leadership in support the strategic and operational mandate of their roles. Maryam is also an academic leadership coach and has extensive training in group facilitation, conflict engagement, and tools and frameworks for advancing systems change. She holds a PhD in educational studies (UBC) and an MA in adult education and community development (OISE/UofT).  

Dr. Jessica Riddell is the founder of Hope Circuits Institute, a think tank dedicated to systems re-wiring and renewal in the post-secondary sector. She is a full professor of early modern literature in the English department at Bishop’s University (Quebec). She holds the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop’s University; in this capacity, she leads conversations about systems-change in higher education that shifts the focus from resilience to human flourishing. In her research, teaching, leadership, and administration, she participates in a wide range of interchanges at the national and international levels about how universities fulfil the social contract to a broader society.  

Dr. Peter Arthur is a professor of teaching at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan school of education. Peter’s evolving teaching approach aims to create a dynamic, caring, and transformative learning space where students not only create and share knowledge, but also undergo significant personal and intellectual metamorphosis. Peter received the Killam Award Teaching Prize, recognized for his significant contributions to education and compassionate leadership. Peter’s scholarly work focuses on fostering positive mindsets and self-regulation for achieving success. He is also an advocate for the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching, ensuring students are equipped to use AI responsibly. His areas of expertise include teaching and learning in higher education, metacognition, mindsets and academic success, curriculum and program development, learning design, pedagogy of care, and enhancing learning with technology.  

Annabree Fairweather has served as CUFA BC executive director since 2019. Annabree has worked in post-secondary academic labour relations union-side for over a decade in B.C. and Alberta. She has experience representing faculty rights in bargaining and labour disputes, as well as personal experience as a contract faculty member.  

Prior to her career in university labour, Annabree was a published researcher and a contract instructor at both the university and college level. She holds a master of science in experimental psychology and a double major bachelor of arts and science in French and psychology, as well as a labour relations-management certificate. Whenever she isn’t working, Annabree enjoys spending time with her wife and two children and distracting herself with hobbies, which include stone sculpture and playing piano.