Affiliations: [a] Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA | [b] Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Correspondence:
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Address for correspondence: Michael Humphrey, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1725, USA. Tel.: +1 208 426 2801; E-mail: michaelhumphrey@boisestate.edu
Abstract: An emerging promising practice in many universities has been the development of faculty-in-residence programs, in which university faculty members and their family moved into university student residences, sharing common living spaces with students. This case study is centered on two faculty-in-residence living in university residence halls. One was an assistant professor pursuing tenure while raising a young child, while the second was a tenured full professor and associate dean raising two teens. This case study offers the post-experience conclusions of these two faculty-in-residence individuals, noting the benefits and challenges each experienced while living -and working closely with these students outside of the university classroom, all while striving for an optimal balance in managing professional and familial obligations.
Keywords: Living-learning communities, faculty-in-residence, residential life
