Are Academics ever kind?

Can Academia be a place of care and goodwill?

The Create Kindness Initiative and

Academic Kindness on Tumblr

have partnered together to host the first ever

“What is Academic Kindness?” Contest

We are looking for brief testimonials of academic generosity on how unsolicited acts of kindness have impacted you or those you work with in Academia. We also welcome short stories of how & why you may have been inspired to pay-it-forward to colleagues or students.





All stories & testimonials posted on Academic Kindness on Tumblr between October 15, 2019 and January 15, 2020 will be entered into the contest.

Posts should be no more than 350 words and submitted at: https://academickindness.tumblr.com/submit

A copy of your post should also be emailed to kindnessinitative@gmail.com with your contact details.

Faculty and grad students at any institution of Higher Education worldwide are welcome and encouraged to submit their kindness story.

Two awards will be given:

one “most creative narrative” about kindness and

one for a story of “most generous act” shared.

Both winners will receive a certificate and

5 hrs of FREE editing from a professional copy editor.

(Here’s the chance to have someone else convert your APA citations to Chicago, or proofread your article.)

For more details about Academic Kindness on Tumblr see (https://academickindness.tumblr.com/) and the Create Kindness initiative can be found at http://createkindness.mystrikingly.com/

Questions regarding the contest should be directed to: kindnessinitative@gmail.com

What is your story of academic kindness?