Jan Byars ’09 (GSLC, PhD) and Laura Santana ’09 (GSLC, PhD) published the article: “What Is Integral Leadership: Notes From the Field” in Integral Leadership Review (ILR) Vol 22 Issue 1. Read the full article here.
Laura Thomas (MEd ’01 New England), Director of the Experienced Educators program and Core Faculty in New England, has a new piece on Edutopia titled “Preparing Students for PBL Presentations.” “Project-based learning often culminates in a presentation for an audience beyond the classroom, and students need a lot of practice to be successful. When we think of project-based learning (PBL), one of the seminal images is that of groups of students (or individuals) presenting—to the class, to adults, to large rooms full of experts. It seems almost universally expected that students will present their work if they’re engaged in any
Zoe Weil, adjunct faculty in the MA in Humane Education program at the New England campus and founder of Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and members of the IHE team were featured on a number of podcasts last year. All of the conversations highlight the dedication of the IHE team to the purpose of education. View a sampling of podcast episodes, articles, and interviews with Weil and the Institute for Humane Education team here. On December 1, 2022, Weil gathered with three other education thought leaders, Kristin Alford, Laura McBain, and Aubrey Yee, for a conversation on the future of
Alex Shevrin Venet ‘14 (New England, MEd) is an educator, professional learning facilitator, and writer. She is also a widely respected expert in the field of trauma-informed education and author of Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Norton, 2021). She utilizes her expertise on her site, Unconditional Learning, where she help teachers connect theory to practice to create equity-centered trauma-informed schools. Her latest post is titled “What about the other kids in the room?” Venet says, “Our students need us to help them understand what it means when a classmate is struggling. They need us to create space and hear how they felt,
Graduate School of Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership, Management, and Service, Dr. Aqeel Tirmizi has coauthored the article titled, “More Human, Not Less: Global Relevance of Values-Based Leadership” in the Humanistic Management Journal. This empirical study examines the relevance of values-based leadership within and across different national cultural settings. In addition, it also explores its relevance in a variety of work contexts including the social, public, and private sectors. Read the full article here.
Laura Thomas, Director and Core Faculty of the Experienced Educators Program in New England, was featured on the LCG Podcast. During the episode titled “The Critical Skills for Critical Times: A Conversation With Laura Thomas, Thomas explains the Critical Skills Classroom.” She also advocates for teachers in the current climate of hostility toward public education. Listen to the podcast here. Thomas, a veteran teacher, learner, and thought leader, regularly publishes on Edutopia. You can read her posts here.
Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14 (GSLC, PhD) has been honored with the 2023 Maura Women Helping Women Award from the Texas Women’s Foundation. The award recognizes leaders throughout Texas who advance opportunities to improve the lives of women and girls. She was recently featured on Medium’s series Social Impact Heroes in the article, “Why & How Dr Froswa’ Booker-Drew & the R2 Foundation Is Helping To Change Our World” and in the news story Philanthropy Isn’t Just About Writing a Checkon NBC DFW as part of their Conversations: A Call for Change series. View the video here. Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the
Huijun “Nikki” Li, a current Dance and Movement Therapy student in New England, successfully hosted a sold-out workshop event, Dance for Connection, which explored physical connection and kinesthetic empathy through creative movement. This highly accessible workshop was part of Dance Complex of Boston’s Reflection, Healing, and Movement series, and was offered to attendees both virtually and in-person with no dance experience or level of mobility required. The trauma-informed and culturally affirming experience allowed for creative expression and exploration, as well as mindfulness and community building. “After the workshop, participants reported feeling more connected to themselves and others,” said Li. “Participants also shared
Alex Lacy ’20 (New England, ES) was featured in an article in the Keene Sentinel in an article about living in the Octagon House. The house was built in the 1980s by well-known local artist Peter Granucci. Lacy currently works at Windham Solid Waste Management District in Brattleboro, VT. She was hired as part of their USDA rural development grant and performed outreach and education around food scraps and diversion. Read the article here.
Zoe Weil is adjunct faculty in the MA in Humane Education program at Antioch University’s New England campus and founder of Institute for Humane Education (IHE). In 2022, her book, The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries, became a #1 Amazon best seller in Philosophy and Social Aspects of Education. The book encapsulates many of the ideas studied and practiced throughout the humane education courses taught in IHE’s partnership with Antioch University. The World Becomes What We Teach provides a vision and practical roadmap for re-imagining education, rooted in teaching students to be solutionaries who apply
PhD in Leadership and Change student Lynn Horan will be presenting her research on the sacrificial scapegoating of female clergy at the Global Center for Religious Studies’ e-Conference on Religious Trauma. She will be joined by a panel of other female clergy who are participants in her co-creative research on mimetic theory and its application to female clergy scapegoating. Her Zoom presentation will be on Saturday, June 10th 3:00-4:30pm ET. Lynn’s research and presentation summary will also be included in the upcoming edition of the peer-reviewed journal Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry (SHERM Journal). For more details, how to
Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14 (GSLC, PhD) was honored with the 2023 Maura Women Helping Women Award from the Texas Women’s Foundation. The award recognizes leaders throughout Texas who advance opportunities to improve the lives of women and girls. She and her work were also recently featured on Medium’s series Social Impact Heroes in the article “Why & How Dr Froswa’ Booker-Drew & the R2 Foundation Is Helping To Change Our World.” Booker-Drew is the President and CEO of Soulstice Consultancy and is also the Founder of the Reconciliation and Restoration Foundation. Read more about Dr. Booker-Drew and her dissertation From
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