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This is such a sad story. Dear Organizations, Covering up bad behavior when one has been made aware of bullying, harassment, or discrimination is egregious. It is important that leadership stop protecting their friends unethically. The people in the organization can discern beyond the facade. I often ask how people can rest at night knowing that they have or are harming others. How many more tears to be shed before equity becomes the norm? How many more lives need to be ask risk? How many more lawsuits are needed? Prayers for her loved ones. More than prayer is needed in 2024. Accountability is what we need.

Something HAS to change! Why does it have to get to this point? Why can't proactive measures be taken? Why can't our appeals for help, support, and addressing these issues be taken seriously? To ALL of my Black Queens, I SEE YOU! As a Black woman who lives with multiple mental health diagnoses and a two-time suicide attempt survivor, I know all too well the struggles. I have experienced struggling with addressing workplace mistreatment, toxic work environments, unprofessionalism, being Black and misunderstood, and being told how resilient I am despite my outcries. Individuals who live with mental health challenges (diagnosed or undiagnosed) still HAVE to live, navigate, operate, and function in a society that has all the cards stacked against them. We fight against inner stigma, community stigma, religious stigma, workplace stigma, academic stigma, and societal stigma. We still have bills to pay, families to care for, and fight for our well-being! For many, we HAVE to work and desire to do so. We still want to seek higher education. Some wish to use our lived experiences to help illicit change and inspire others. Then, add the other intersectionalities that cause additional stressors, barriers, stigmas, and ways to discriminate against us. May Dr. Bonnie rest in POWER!

Attention Old Boys, get your votes in for the SGM on 27 March. Remember to vote ‘for’ in all 5 of the Resolutions.  One of Australia's greatest boys’ schools, Newington College with 161 years of history and heritage is under a woke attack to transition to co-educational. With little to no consultation with the stewards of the school, that is it's old boy community, we've a woke and weak College Council who rammed through a decision that will forever change the culture of raising strong men who will be responsible for the future generations of Australia's prosperity. This link shares some background from the Old Boy community, dispels the mid/dis information campaign being run by the Newington Council and weak leadership within the ONU. If you are a Newington Old Boy or know someone who is, please consider attending the meeting or sending through a proxy vote to vote ‘for’ all resolutions.  This matter is important for not only the future of Newington College to retain its integrity but for Australia's future; we must nurture strong men, with strong values, who can steer the country through hard times! No doubt, we are living through hard times now, a result of weak men.

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I have long shared Scott Galloway's disgust over the choices that bloated, money hungry college administrators keep making NOT in service of students, nor parents, and definitely not society. If you come from one of the top 1% of income earning households, you're 77x more likely to attend an elite college. The cost of an education has risen 15x in the last 40 yrs. And no, starting salaries have not risen commensurately to outweigh this impact. The cost of owning a starter home rose from 2.8x one's income to 10x over the past 3 decades. Add this to the fact that young workers seem to be building a mid-1980s reprise around seeking money to salve self-esteem vacancy, and yea, we can see where some of the mental health issues are coming from with this generation. #genz #generationz #millennials #costofliving #educationinsights #economicjustice #inequality #wealthgap https://lnkd.in/gvKQvfw5

June 1st is Global Day of Parents, celebrating parents for nurturing, protecting, and preparing our next generation for the world around them. There has been much to do about Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker's commencement speech. https://lnkd.in/evNK8cPU Harrison is entitled to his beliefs. Just because his views aren't popular, doesn't mean he's not allowed to have them. My views are different. I don't think all women intrinsically want to get married, have kids, and stay home. Some will, Some won't. The same goes for men. We live in the 21st century, a time in which parenting is becoming more and more of a shared responsibility. So to give a bit of counter-weight to Butker's deterministic views, I thought I'd throw some neuroscience into the ring. A 2014 study compared brain activation in straight mothers, straight fathers, and gay fathers. The straight fathers played an active role in raising their kids. The gay fathers took on the roles of both mother and father. The results showed a general 'parental brain network', including brain areas involved in: 1️⃣ Alertness: any sign that something might be wrong with your child is perceived like an air raid alarm; 2️⃣ Reward: the feeling of reward you get when your child smiles at you for the first time, grabs your finger, gives you a kiss, or says 'mama' or 'papa' is indescribable; 3️⃣ Social understanding and cognitive empathy: these functions are crucial for appropriately responding to your child's needs. Interestingly, mothers showed more brain activation in their amygdala compared to straight fathers. Straight fathers, on the other hand, showed more activation in their superior temporal sulcus, part of the neocortex. The maternal pathway follows an evolutionarily older route (the amygdala), while the paternal pathway goes through the neocortex, the newer part of the brain. It seems that these brain pathways have developed over the course of evolution in response to environmental expectations. The fact is that, for most of human existence, mothers took care of the children, while fathers brought home the bacon. The primitive male brain was therefore not geared towards child-rearing, but rather towards protecting the family and hunting for food. Now that roles are shifting, the neocortex adapts accordingly. Perhaps the most intriguing result from this study was that in gay fathers, both areas—the amygdala and the superior temporal sulcus—showed increased activation. This could be a beautiful example of neuroplasticity: in the absence of a biological mother, gay fathers take on both roles, and the brain adapts accordingly. Considering the location of Butker's speech (a catholic college), I'm sure his words resonated with his audience. And that's OK. I just hope that on June 1st, we celebrate ALL parents. Mothers, fathers, and everyone else taking on these roles. #inclusion #gender #acceptance #neuroscience

🧡 I grew up in the small town of Fort Frances, ON, which occupies the grounds of Couchiching First Nation where St. Margaret’s Residential School once operated. Since being able to grapple with the uncomfortable truth that represents these grounds today, it has driven a sense of responsibility to continue educating myself as a scholar in recognizing this history and promote healing through my ongoing committment to justice. As we observe The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I reaffirm my commitment as a scholar to examine the multifaceted ways in which the ongoing legacy of colonialism continues to affect the lived experiences of Indigenous communities intergenerationally. This commitment manifests in academia through the integration of frameworks that prioritize Indigenous perspectives. Eve Tuck (2009) advocates for a desire-based approach that centers Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing in all facets of scholarship. This approach emphasizes resilience and strength, countering narratives that focus solely on trauma and damage, serving as an integral framework for my mental health research. I am dedicated to a future of academia engaging with Indigenous-based scholarship and embracing Tuck’s vision of Indigenous collaboration which will ongoingly shape the direction of my work. By integrating these knowledges, I aim to contribute to the development of equitable and culturally sensitive services for all youth seeking mental health support. #NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters Eve Tuck’s Suspending Damage: https://lnkd.in/gMyPZk9p

𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘 Excerpts: "Traditionalist, pro-American conservatives continue to do battle with radical progressives in newsrooms, corporations, public schools, government, and virtually every American institution. These are essential but ultimately hopeless battles because we have failed to go after the source. We complain about the source, but we don’t do enough to encourage what is within the power of governors and legislators to do." "The wellspring of all the progressives flooding into these institutions is our utterly broken higher education system. Until we attack that problem head on and cap the spring, our fight against all other institutions and those who inhabit them will keep drowning in fresh waves of new progressive graduates." by Rod Thomson Full article: https://lnkd.in/epcfum7D

💵 Laura Spitalniak reports: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday credited the state’s nascent free community college program for nontraditional students with nearly doubling enrollment among those eligible.  #MassReconnect covers the cost of community college for state residents 25 and older who don’t have a degree. In the 2023-24 academic year, Massachusetts’s 15 community colleges enrolled 8,411 students in this age group, up 45% from the year before.   Since launch, the program has since distributed grants to over 4,500 people, according to Healey’s office. “This is a ticket to economic mobility, providing students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in today’s economy and meet the needs of our employers,” Healey said.  Enrollment within the community college system reached 67,351 students in fall 2023, an 8% increase over the last year, representing a gain of 5,000 undergraduates. All 15 of the system’s institutions saw enrollment upticks. “These MassReconnect numbers show that when we are intentional about spreading the word far and wide that financial aid is available, students will make use of that aid,” Patrick Tutwiler, PhD, Massachusetts’ education secretary, said.  In May, state senate Democrats proposed universal free community college for all residents.  “#Tuition free Community College impacts individuals most in need and whom otherwise would not be afforded this opportunity,” Sen. Michael Rodrigues, chair of the state’s Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said. He added that the program would help students “meet the challenges of a global economy.” Senate leadership included $117.5 million in spending for the expansion, known as #MassEducate, in its fiscal 2025 budget. #Massachusetts is not the first state to enact a free college program for nontraditional students. #Michigan similarly offers tuition-free community college for adults with no #postsecondary credentials, and lowered the minimum age for participation from 25 to 21 last year. New Mexico also offers funding, known as the Opportunity #Scholarship, to older students who attend the state’s public colleges. #CommunityColleges #FinancialAid #AffordableEducation #PayingForCollege Michelle Miller-Adams Susan Woods #CollegeAdmissions

Understood.org's Dr. Andrew Kahn shares valuable insight with K-12 Dive for #neurodivergent families navigating stressful FAFSA processing delays and college applications. #DEI #neurodiversity #TSEclientwork Read more here👇: https://lnkd.in/e6XBTTV9