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I'm re-posting the Zoom info for our meeting below for anyone who may need it. I'm also going to be linking to this post in the Logistics playlist, so you can always check there to access this persistent meeting link for any of our future discussions.

Join Zoom Meeting https://msu.zoom.us/j/95148307886

Meeting ID: 951 4830 7886
Passcode: 432210

I'm re-posting the Zoom info for our meeting below for anyone who may need it. I'm also going to be linking to this post in the Logistics playlist, so you can always check there to access this persistent meeting link for any of our future discussions.

Join Zoom Meeting https://msu.zoom.us/j/95148307886

Meeting ID: 951 4830 7886
Passcode: 432210

Hi folks! We're excited for our discussion of Ch. 5 and 6 of the Quaye, Harper, and Pendakur text. Stacia has graciously volunteered to serve as our facilitator for this discussion; you can scroll down in the Feed to see the notes and questions she's uploaded. Alternately, I should point out that you can always see the running list of meeting agendas in the "Logistics" section of the Playlists tab; you should be able to see Stacia's material there too.

I also want to send out a word of wel...

Hi folks! We're excited for our discussion of Ch. 5 and 6 of the Quaye, Harper, and Pendakur text. Stacia has graciously volunteered to serve as our facilitator for this discussion; you can scroll down in the Feed to see the notes and questions she's uploaded. Alternately, I should point out that you can always see the running list of meeting agendas in the "Logistics" section of the Playlists tab; you should be able to see Stacia's material there too.

I also want to send out a word of welcome to Joyce Meier, who joined the group sometime after our last discussion. Joyce, the MSU Library has digital copies of the QHP book we're working through together available. You can check out the proposed reading schedule (if you haven't already) in the aforementioned Logistics Playlist.

See everyone Friday!
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I have attached the chat transcript from our Zoom discussion to this post, and the link to our recording is pasted below for anyone interested!
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https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/Social+Justice+Pedagogy+Roundtable+%28Nov.+12%2C+2021+1-2A30+pm%29/1_x279gcja

I have attached the chat transcript from our Zoom discussion to this post, and the link to our recording is pasted below for anyone interested!
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https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/Social+Justice+Pedagogy+Roundtable+%28Nov.+12%2C+2021+1-2A30+pm%29/1_x279gcja

Please see the flyer attached for details about today's event! If you are looking for the Zoom details, see below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://msu.zoom.us/j/96422426824

Meeting ID: 964 2242 6824
Passcode: teach

Please see the flyer attached for details about today's event! If you are looking for the Zoom details, see below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://msu.zoom.us/j/96422426824

Meeting ID: 964 2242 6824
Passcode: teach

This article was shared in an academic group I'm a part of on a social networking site... it's framing is within the Canadian Higher Education setting, but the message about student mental health is relevant for all.

Here are a couple of thoughts from the article worth sharing if you can't take the time to read the entire piece:
"To fully understand the present crisis, one has to appreciate a fundamental and often overlooked fact: higher education is not what it used to be. Not only do w...

This article was shared in an academic group I'm a part of on a social networking site... it's framing is within the Canadian Higher Education setting, but the message about student mental health is relevant for all.

Here are a couple of thoughts from the article worth sharing if you can't take the time to read the entire piece:
"To fully understand the present crisis, one has to appreciate a fundamental and often overlooked fact: higher education is not what it used to be. Not only do we have a more diverse student body with equally diverse psychiatric needs, we also have an academic culture that has changed profoundly in the past six decades, making the university experience more stressful than it once was. The classic liberal conception of postsecondary institutions as places where young people take a kind of sabbatical from life—read the great books, engage in endless debates, and learn to see themselves as citizens—has given way to a new model, more narrowly vocational in focus."

"By prioritizing high achievers, Henderson argues, universities are selecting not only for diligent candidates but also for those who view scholastic success as central to their identities. For such students, a bad grade can be destabilizing. When that grade appears on an exam worth 80 percent of a final course mark, or when it comes from a harried teaching assistant who doesn’t offer in-depth feedback, students can feel like they are losing a game whose rules were never explained. Imagine being told all your life that you are ahead of the pack and that you must stay there, both to secure a stable future and to get a return on the investments that family members or granting agencies have made on your behalf. Then, imagine falling behind, for reasons you don’t understand, at the precise moment when staying on top feels more critical than ever before. Furthermore, imagine that you are contending with profound loneliness, past trauma, and financial insecurity, all while working a part-time job with the usual mix of erratic hours."

"Such stressors can lead to sleep disruption, irregular eating, and substance abuse—all of which correlate with mental illness—or they can trigger preexisting psychiatric conditions. They can deplete reserves of neurochemicals, like dopamine and serotonin, needed to sustain a sense of well-being, or they can flood the brain and body with cortisol, the stress hormone, which, in excess, can push people into near-constant states of anxiety, making it difficult to conceptualize daily challenges in a proportionate or healthy way. They can also lead to identity confusion and an acute sense of shame."

Inside the Mental Health Crisis Facing College and University Students by Simon Lewsen : https://thewalrus.ca/inside-the-mental-health-crisis-facing-college-and-university-students/?fbclid=IwAR12PokSFpCrBo1NmtpNYoGEohKf3csYHQc9X8LwFAdNPTtBF_zIRbEqwhs

Hi all - Thanks again for another stimulating conversation this morning! I've attached the chat long from our Zoom meeting for anyone interested in accessing any of the resources that got shared over the course of the discussion. I went ahead and highlighted titles (where possible) for easy searching!
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Hi all - Thanks again for another stimulating conversation this morning! I've attached the chat long from our Zoom meeting for anyone interested in accessing any of the resources that got shared over the course of the discussion. I went ahead and highlighted titles (where possible) for easy searching!
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