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By Council on Social Work Education, June 21, 2021 The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) joined with the Association of American Colleges & Universities and dozens of other associations to decry a growing number of states that seek to dictate how racism can be taught in colleges and universities. In the June 2021 statement , AACU, CSWE and others highlight efforts in at least 20 states to propose laws that would “suppress teaching and learning about the role of racism in the...

By Ross E. O'Hara, Psychology Today, June 14, 2021 Through three parts of my series, Nudges for Equity , I’ve written about how students of color can reframe their college experiences to mitigate identity threats. First, they can view stressful moments through the lens of a growth mindset and respond to those events with a challenge appraisal . Students can also reframe the college environment. Reflecting on how college aligns with one’s interdependent values , such as being motivated by...

Vulnerability, beyond all other devices of human expression, is a great equalizer for the conditions of our society. When we expose our struggles and trauma to those in power, it is not burdening weakness that they feel, but rather it is the accountability to change. While this fact remains, the courage of vulnerability is grappling with a losing battle to stigma and discrimination within cultures that were built to unite us. Despite this past year forcing physical vulnerability in more ways...

(Becky Haas and Ben Schoenberg, Co-Authors) A group of like-minded higher education professionals across universities and departments came together on Tuesday, March 23, to explore the impact ACE's and Trauma initiatives have had on campus. This convening was hosted by the East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Strong Brain Institute following their participation in the January CTIPP CAN call which showcased three universities who are doing work around the Adverse Childhood...

In this webinar from Miss Kendra Programs, we will discuss the research on stress hormones and the immune response, and what to expect from our students and ourselves as the pressure from the pandemic is released.

Getting into college for disadvantaged students is only half the battle. Anthony Abraham Jack, Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, reveals how and why they struggle and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive. He urges us to grapple with a simple fact: access is not inclusion. A nthony Abraham Jack is a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

From Gallup Education, January 29, 2021 by Dr. Frank Shushok and Tom Matson If it's true that one important indicator of a flourishing society is a healthy workforce, which is dependent upon healthy individuals, wellbeing matters tremendously -- not only for the health of young people but also for the future wellbeing of our society. If it's also true that the most prolific workforce generators are our institutions of higher education, then we have an opportunity like never before to give...

By Chris Booker, Ohio State News, February 26, 2021 Ohio State University football coach Ryan Day recently discovered a new passion for tennis. But the boss of the Big Ten champion Buckeyes admits his game is more brute force than precision. “The tennis coach here, Ty Tucker, has been unbelievable. He allows me to go over to the tennis courts a couple times a week and I try to hit the tennis ball as hard as I can,” Day said. “It doesn’t go in play very much, but I try to hit it as hard as I...

LAST YEAR, NEARLY 18,000 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE. These students, and students from other vulnerable or underserved groups, are motivated and resilient. However, many face higher rates of trauma and unmet mental health needs, coupled with systemic barriers that prevent them from accessing services. Without support, these challenges can contribute to lower college completion rates. BACKGROUND In 2018-2020, John Burton Advocates for Youth...

By Gary W. Harper and Leah C. Neubauer, Pedagogy Health Promot., February 23, 2021 *full article available 1 March2021 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) realities have demanded that educators move swiftly to adopt new ways of teaching, advising, and mentoring. We suggest the centering of a trauma-informed approach to education and academic administration during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) guidance on...

You can find the recording link to January's CTIPP CAN call on Universities Becoming Trauma-Informed here . Additionally, if you would like to see prior CTIPP CAN calls, you can view them on our YouTube channel here . First, a representative from Southern Oregon University will describe how, rather than just teaching a course or two on trauma science, it is integrating trauma science into every course so that every student who graduates is knowledgeable in trauma science. Then,...

By Nate Galvan, Sonoma State University News, January 26, 2021 Sonoma State University has been awarded $4.96 million from NASA to design and implement a program that will engage students on the autism spectrum in informal STEM learning. NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) aims to broaden participation in NASA programs to include autistic and other learners with neurological differences. As part of NASA’s Science Activation Program , which is composed of teams across the nation to help...