Teaching in Higher Ed· Folge 611

Fostering Peace, Joy, and Community in Teaching and Leading, with Danny Mann

Donnerstag, 26. Februar 2026 · 37 min

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Danny Mann shares about fostering peace, joy, and community in teaching and leading on episode 611 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

Great teaching, and I think great life, is this adaptive, responsive thing, pulling out the bugs or getting things back in balance.

-Danny Mann

Peace and joy are really interrelated, and I gravitated a lot towards these, as I spent time studying and practicing mindfulness practices.

-Danny Mann

If you discover your why, you could basically feel much more energized and joyful about what you do, if you align your life with that.

-Danny Mann

Giving students space to speak and share ups and downs. So the ironic leading by listening.

-Danny Mann

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Resources

• University of California Irvine’s Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation (dtei.uci.edu)

• Find Your Why, by Simon Sinek (simonsinek.com/books/find-your-why)

• How to Debug Your Life, by JA Westenberg (joanwestenberg.com/how-to-debug-your-life)

• Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices, by Thich Nhat Hanh (bookshop.org/a/79174/9781888375916)

• Pedagogical Wellness | UCI Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (dtei.uci.edu/initiatives/pedagogical-wellness)

• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz (bookshop.org/a/79174/9781878424310)

• How to Debug Your Life, by JA Westenberg (joanwestenberg.com/how-to-debug-your-life)

• Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices, by Thich Nhat Hanh (bookshop.org/a/79174/9781888375916)

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