“…In this study, we focus our conversation about emotion in our workplace which is embodied surrounding work in/with/around/about—the basic communication course. While there is communication research focused on emotion in traditional organizational settings (e.g., Tracy 2000, 2004) as well as teaching (e.g., Goldman and Goodboy 2014; Mazer 2017; Titsworth, Quinlan, and Mazer 2010; Zhang and Zhu 2008), course administration is all but missing. The lack of discussion about emotion specific to basic course administration is problematic since BCDs hold a unique position in academe where they simultaneously teach, train other instructors, and manage the daily functions of the course (e.g., interacting with multiple constituencies and advocating for their course, instructors, and students) along with the traditional service and research expectations of faculty.…”