Kindness in shared trauma during times of crisis: breaking the barriers of resilience among faculty and students

Abstract

In the spring semester of 2020, at the peak of campus closures, more than 1,300 universities in the United States shifted from a traditional campus environment to an online delivery system or canceled classes entirely for the rest of the term (Smalley, [15]). A shared trauma with college faculty and student experiences During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and students experienced a shared trauma, also known as a shared traumatic reality. As a first inclination, kindness toward the students contagiously led to kindness toward each other in university interactions among fellow faculty, colleagues, leadership, and staff roles. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Communication Education is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)