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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CMH counselors can validate student concerns by holding space, such as offering healing circles, to alleviate stress from past harm, and to guard against future offenses. CMH counselors can advocate for student wellness by educating key stakeholders about the need for empathy and compassion. Knowledge is power. Dr. Erik M.

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How to promote healing with physical trauma-informed practices

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Thoughts, feelings, and emotions are what make us human, especially as we interact with others and build a collection of individual experiences. Trauma-informed practices and the healing process. Examples of trauma-informed physical practices include yoga, climbing, outdoor pursuits, or other forms of recreation.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making. In reflection, the rise of technology and online learning in the late 1990s and 2000s was a period of immense growth and change.

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Remember JHU SNACKS for your well-being during Fall 2024 finals

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Not just the kind you munch on during a study session, but an acronym for well-being to help students remember the importance of the following factors: Sleep Nutrition Activity Connectivity Knowledge, and Self-care It’s paramount to tend to these things in times of increased stress, like the end of an academic term. The Calm app.

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Maximize the Impact of Student Success Initiatives with Regular Efficacy Assessment

Civitas Learning

Without understanding what drives successful outcomes, a mismatch between your efforts to improve student success and the outcomes you can achieve emerges. Institutional-specific information is critical to understanding which programs work for particular student groups to move beyond traditional one-size-fits-all approaches.

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Advocating Mediator

The Advisor That Cares

I collaborate very well and am always willing to modify solutions that take all parties into consideration. I have done so much research in my quest for knowledge about this amazingly beautiful human condition that makes us want to leave an impact. I admit that I am not willing to settle. I don’t think that is a bad thing.

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Advancing the #RealCollege Movement

Believe in Students

This anecdote is now a common recognition across institutions and systems : most people in colleges today, especially faculty, have received little to no training on what they can do within their own jobs to better support today’s college students. We believe in students. Today’s students are not “kids.” We prioritize action.