Does the Academy Have Trust Issues?

Abstract

The increasing levels of workplace stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused some members of the Academy to leave their jobs, in part due to levels of distrust between employees and their supervi-sors. In order to rebuild trust in the Academy, we must first know what the elements of trust are: bound-aries, reliability, accountability, vault, integrity, nonjudgement, and generosity. Focusing on generosity, believing that everyone is doing the best that they can, is a first step toward rebuilding trust with students, staff members, faculty members, and members of administration.