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Bully in the Ivory Tower - A Talk by Dr. Leah Hollis

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Location:
USU Theater, 2nd Floor, University Student Union
Cost:
Free

Join us in welcome Dr. Leah Hollis, National Expert and Author of:

Bully in the Ivory Tower: How Aggression and Incivility Erode American Higher Education

Dr. Leah Hollis
Dr. Leah Hollis


After surveying over 175 four-year colleges and universities in an independent study, Hollis confirms that workplace bullying occurs at alarming rates in higher education. Further, this study calculates the cost of employee disengagement. Staff who have been bullied either seek to separate from an institution or mentally "check out" as a way of enduring a bully. In the midst of soaring tuition costs, no organization can afford the millions of dollars lost to employee disengagement due to a bully. After gathering data through surveys and several interviews with administrators in higher education, Hollis developed a model for a healthy workplace specifically for higher education, which is also applicable to the general population.

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Sponsored by CSUN California Faculty Association, the Michael D. Eisner College of Education, Office of Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, CSUN Faculty Senate, Educational Equity Committee, and CSBS Climate Committee.