In many ways, serving students as a professor can feel clinical in delivery. Not to say that higher education is a life and death situation by nature, and at the same time student servants (e.g., faculty, staff, and administrators) can (and do) view the performance of their students in that…

…it is actually much easier and more possible than you think. Supporting people in distress can take many forms. Always keep your eyes and ears open… Recognizing and serving the needs of children in school who are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, or other trauma is a new norm for educators…

…and what you as an educational advocate can do about it. In a nation built upon the promises of opportunity and prosperity, the pressing need to address the issue of Latina/o college students is a moral and intellectual imperative that has been pushed aside for far too long. As our…

As parents, when we see our children struggle or suffer, we feel a pull to intervene. Our goal is to alleviate (and hopefully eliminate) the threat and restore our child to some form of emotional and physical homeostasis. In times of threat more easily legitimized by society, for example a…

Working with students has given me immense pleasure over the years, both internally and externally. Getting time to meaningfully engage with a student is a gift not many people receive. For me, I always took advantage of the opportunity to serve and support students…and I did this to a fault…

…without going completely over the edge yourself. By Emely Oviedo and Dr. Benjamin M. Drury COVID-19 did not create a mental health crisis. COVID-19 fanned the flames of a then smoldering group of coals that existed among the quiet minority on college campuses. 2019? Nobody cared about mental health…

…I mean hey if they want to lie about going to Egypt or keeping a journal through a migration experience, that is on them. But, at the end of the day, that type of creativity is what we need in this world. By Giselle Castaneda and Dr. Benjamin M. Drury …

…and the new narrative positions the slave as more of an apprentice to a compassionate and benevolent mentor rather than the reality of slaves being tortured, murdered, raped, butchered, medically tested, burned, torn apart by various animals, whipped, branded by masochistic white men who valued personal capital gain over humanity. …

By Afifa Chaudhry and Dr. Benjamin M. Drury Opensource textbooks hold a profound power and immense value that can revolutionize education as we know it. These dynamic educational resources, created collaboratively and freely accessible to all, embody the principles of inclusivity and equity in learning. By embracing opensource textbooks, we…