The Washington Center had the pleasure of welcoming Wajeehah Aayesha as our international visiting scholar during Winter 2024, and her time with us left a meaningful imprint on our community. A lecturer in curriculum design at the University of Melbourne, Wajeehah brought both intellectual rigor and a spirit of generosity to every interaction.<\/p>\n
Her visit centered on her emerging research on kindness in higher education, <\/em>a topic that resonated deeply with faculty and staff navigating today\u2019s complex academic landscape. Through two collaborative workshops, a series of faculty interviews, guest sessions in classes, and several presentations, she invited our community to rethink how compassion can shape learning environments, professional relationships, and institutional culture.<\/p>\n Among Wajeehah\u2019s recent creative endeavors is Academic Tears<\/em><\/a>, an interactive, research\u2011based game that immerses players in the lived experiences of early career academics. The project has already captured international attention, with features in Times Higher Education<\/em> and Inside Higher Ed<\/em><\/a>. The game blends humor, honesty, and evidence\u2011based insights to illuminate the challenges and joys of beginning an academic career, offering a fresh tool for professional development and reflection.<\/p>\n We\u2019re inspired by Wajeehah\u2019s commitment to human\u2011centered educational practice. We invite you to explore Academic Tears<\/em> and join us in celebrating innovative approaches that help strengthen and sustain our academic communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Washington Center had the pleasure of welcoming Wajeehah Aayesha as our international visiting scholar during Winter 2024, and her...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9875,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7331"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7332,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7331\/revisions\/7332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}