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Equity in Action: Deans Discuss Racial Justice
Diversity, Equity and InclusionFour St. Thomas deans gathered recently to discuss racial justice and the approaches they are taking to best integrate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the classroom, the pedagogy and the hiring practices of their divisions.
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School of Nursing Gains Momentum
University NewsThe Morrison Family College of Health just passed three major milestones on its way to launching its proposed bachelor’s and master’s nursing programs. -
Five Observations: Teach-in Tuesday on COVID-19 and Mass Incarceration
Five ObservationsThe U.S. leads the world in two categories: COVID-19 cases and incarceration. As we experience the collision of two pandemics – coronavirus and mass incarceration – theology professor Amy Levad says the results are disastrous. -
St. Thomas Launches New Minnesota Institute for Trauma-Informed Education
University NewsEducating teachers to understand and address trauma triggered in the classroom is vital when it comes to nurturing a child’s ability to learn. As a result, the School of Education and the Morrison Family College of Health have teamed up to form the Minnesota Institute for Trauma-Informed Education (MITIE). The institute will help to develop, support, and advance the field of trauma-informed and trauma-engaged education. … -
Trauma-Informed Training: Helping Educators Spot Trauma-Related Behaviors
University NewsChildren bring their whole selves into the classroom – their circumstances, their real-life experiences and their emotions. For some, that includes trauma triggered by traumatic events and situations experienced outside of school. -
Tommie Experts: OCD and COVID-19
Health & EducationFor more than two decades, Dr. Christopher Vye, associate professor and chair of the Graduate School of Professional Psychology in the Morrison Family College of Health, has treated people with anxiety disorders in his clinical practice. The pandemic, he said, has presented a particular set of challenges for many with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which… -
Tommie Experts: Facing Domestic Abuse Among Immigrant Latinas
Health & EducationIn this Tommie Experts column, Dr. Catherine Luz Marrs Fuchsel stresses the importance of raising awareness about the global problem of domestic violence. -
Five Observations: First Friday with Neel Kashkari
Five ObservationsNeel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, spoke on the inequalities within the educational system as well as the devastating economic effects of COVID-19 as part of the St. Thomas Alumni Association’s First Friday Speaker Series on Oct. 2. -
Voting Is Health Care (and Social Work)!
Social JusticeDirector of the School of Social Work Katharine Hill, MPP, MSW, PhD, LISW, explains how all health care professionals can play a part in engaging communities in healthy voting behaviors. -
St. Thomas Names Founding Director for New School of Nursing
Social JusticeThe University of St. Thomas’ Morrison Family College of Health took another step toward launching its School of Nursing today when it named Dr. Martha Scheckel as its founding director.