Posts about: incivility

Why universities must act on the rise of a new kind of bullying: incivility

Why universities must act on the rise of a new kind of bullying: incivility

Incivility is on the rise in university culture. If you are an academic you’ve likely seen or experienced instances of bullying, incivility or mobbing in department meetings, in hallways and in seminars. For our research on the emotional labour of leadership in higher education we interviewed 20 faculty deans from eight universities in four Australian states. What they called “smart bullies” routinely […]…