Rethinking Hybrid and Remote Work in Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Policies, and Practices after COVID-19 (2023)

Group Submission Type: Book Launch

Description of Session

This book launch explores the current state of hybrid and remote work in higher education from national, regional, and global perspectives. Today, colleges and universities worldwide must ensure that they have adequate information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, equipment, and systems (e.g., software, hardware, firmware, networks, websites) to adapt to the “new normal” post-COVID-19. Hybrid and remote work can be a source of boosting productivity and advancing institutional change in higher education. Common within the management and leadership literature, hybrid and remote work is an understudied phenomenon in higher education administration. This volume investigates the rapid rise of remote and hybrid work during and after the global pandemic and what it means for the future of higher education in the United States and abroad. Contributors with expertise in higher education, comparative and international education, public policy, management, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and linguistics use novel theoretical frameworks and cases from the United States, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa to understand the digital transformation technologies, processes, and practices to engage in remote work and online learning. Empirical cases and literature analysis show that hybrid and remote work is not only necessarily reasonable or feasible for certain campus positions but also for institutional commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. The primary audiences of this book are teacher-scholars, policymakers, and practitioners working in academic and student affairs, human resources, and centers for teaching and learning. The book also targets faculty members, senior administrators (e.g., presidents, vice presidents, provosts, and deans) and graduate teaching assistants who work remotely in colleges and universities, whether as senior international officers (SIOs), academic program directors, or instructional designers. In the long run, we hope that this foundational text will inform institutional policy and strategy for designing, facilitating, and investing in better workplace environments at colleges and universities around the world. Open to all conference attendees.

Sub Unit

• Pre-Conference Workshops, Book launches, and Visual Art Exhibits / Book Launch

Chair

• Roy Y. Chan, Lee University

Book Launch Presenter

• Roy Y. Chan, Lee University

Non-presenting author

• Krishna Bista, Morgan State University

Discussant

• Michael Lanford, University of North Georgia