Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs

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Researcher, expert, and author Dr. Tricia Shalka discusses her new book Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs. Shalka shares the complexity of trauma experiences and offers guideposts for trauma-informed student affairs practice including being in relationships, policy development, and creating equity-based cultures of well-being.

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“WE are Student Affairs”: Current Graduate Students Share Their Stories

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We’re concluding our celebration of “Careers in Student Affairs Month” with a special episode featuring a large panel of current master’s students in student affairs, higher education, or related programs. Representing a diverse array of professional preparation programs and institutions across the U.S., the eleven panelists provide prospective graduate students with their insights and advice on pathways into the profession and the grad school selection process. We also discuss how graduate school is helping them address the challenges facing student affairs and higher education. You’ll finish this episode feeling inspired about the bright future ahead for the field.

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Applying Restorative Justice to Campus Sexual Misconduct: A Guide to Emerging Practices

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Join two leaders in restorative justice, campus conduct, and addressing sexual misconduct as they discuss the cautions, possibilities, and imperatives of applying restorative justice to campus sexual misconduct from their new book. Drs. Erik Wessel and Kaaren Williamsen discuss the need for, case for, and how to of restorative justice processes to make possible healing, accountability, and learning and unlearning.

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SJTI at 25: A Conversation with the Faculty at the Social Justice Training Institute

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The Social Justice Training Institute was founded by four educators grounded in the hope of creating a learning community space where participants enhance and refine their skills and competencies to create greater inclusion for all members of the community. In this episode we learn from the wisdom of the current faculty of SJTI as a they reflect on the 25 year legacy of the institute, and their hope for the future.

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Part 1: “Is a Student Affairs Graduate Program Right for Me?”

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Today we’re launching “careers in student affairs month” with a two part series designed to demystify the grad school selection and application process. Today’s episode begins the conversation with an overview on motivations and purpose of graduate education. Then we discuss factors to consider when selecting a graduate program. Whether you’re an undergraduate student considering grad school or a professional looking to make a career change or go back to school. The decision of where to study can be overwhelming. Panelists offer guidance and expert advice to help prospective grad students research options as they consider a career in student affairs.

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Applying Targeted Universalism to Student Success

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Join two innovative thinkers, Pavani Reddy and Dr. Brian Reed as they discuss applying john a. powell's framework of targeted universalism to student success. This approach focuses student success leaders on looking at the experience of particular groups and working with them to design policy changes and other systems changes. These leaders discuss a specific example of this application and broader implications for student success.

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3×3 Possibilities Model for Racial Justice and Decolonization

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Many folks committed to racial justice and decolonization need help putting it into practice. This conversation unpacks the 3x3 Possibilities Model to help do this work at the individual, group, and systems levels through learning, doing, and being. Guests discuss how this project came into being, discuss the model, and walk through examples.

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“How to Not”: A Counter-Strategy for Racial Equity

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Based on an immersive, interactive presentation experience at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), today’s episode features co-presenters Krishanna Roberson and Marcus Moore as they talk with Heather Shea about the concept “How to Not” as a counter strategy for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. We explore this unconventional approach, learning about the work that inspired the session, their unique facilitation methods, and the contexts in which DEI work currently exists that led to the establishment of this counter-strategy to conventional “out of the box” DEI efforts. If you’re interested in not just “being” but actually “becoming” you should tune into How to Not!

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Discussing the Complexities of Barbie

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Whether you found yourself enchanted by the Barbie movie's magic or felt it missed the mark, there's no denying the film’s monumental success. As with any major pop culture phenomenon, Barbie is poised to be a prime topic of conversation among college students this fall. In today’s episode Drs. Alex Lange, Rachel Wagner, and Keith Edwards sit down with host Heather Shea to unpack the complexities of Barbie. If you're not one of the people who contributed to its status as the highest grossing movie of 2023 and you plan to watch it, be warned—spoilers lie ahead!

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Strategies for Developing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Competencies with Faculty

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On this episode, Dr. Amer Ahmed and Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington sit down with Heather Shea to explore practical and interactive techniques designed to effectively develop faculty competencies in the realms of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Often considered a challenging demographic to engage in meaningful DEI conversations, our panelists will discuss innovative methods to make these vital conversations both captivating and interactive. From syllabus backward design, to classroom environments, to attending to all students’ identities--our panelists contest that inclusive teaching is and should be fundamental in “good teaching."

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