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An Advocate for Equitable Health - Dr. Sabina Khan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Womens Health Occupational Therapist, University of St. Chan School of Public Health Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Always strive to see the bigger picturehow your teaching, research, and advocacy can ripple outward to impact lives.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

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For a decade prior to coming to Claremont Graduate University (CGU), she worked as a clinical therapist in DePauw University’s counseling center. Being a trained and licensed therapist means already having ample empathy, listening skills, solution and resource-finding abilities, and a strategic mind, Carter says.

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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

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What we wanted to know is , if you're a faculty member teaching online courses or you're a staff member who works with online students, how comfortable are you in working with those students that are coming to you for help?” “There have been some surveys that have been done that focus on online students,” said OLC CEO Dr. Jennifer Mathes.

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How to Let Go of the Past

Steve Keating

Every mistake teaches you something. Talking to a trusted friend, family member, or therapist can help you process and release whats holding you back. Reframe Your Story The way you tell your story shapes how you feel about it. Instead of seeing the past as a series of failures or losses, reframe it as a chapter of growth.

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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

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JaNice Marshall is a teaching professor and doctoral cohort coordinator for Kansas State University’s John E. Marshall is a teaching professor and doctoral cohort coordinator for Kansas State University’s John E. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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Jeff Alton, assistant director of the Asian American Cultural Center and one of the grant’s co-PIs, will teach a class for the program’s mentors and is currently doing revisions and preparing to launch the first-class next year, Rola says. As it stands now, Chang is the only faculty member who teaches Asian studies at the Hartford campus.

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Life and Learning, the Washington Way

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“He said, ‘Well, what they were saying was racist,’ and I was like, ‘Yeah — but we’re there like a therapist.’ There’s a tension — as a Black person, or a queer person — I shouldn’t have to be the person to teach you [about those identities],” says Washington. “But,