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Student Success & Equity with Dr. Christine Harrington

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in Community College Leadership program at New Jersey City University and worked at Middlesex County College for 18 years in a variety of roles including professor of psychology and student success, director for the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching, first-year seminar course coordinator, counselor, and disability services provider.

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Wellbeing matters. But how can we enhance wellbeing across the academic community?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Christine Alvarado , Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, is creating an inclusive and empathic classroom environment by encouraging transparency among her students. The University of Edinburgh has created a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Centre for students.

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How to grow Peer Support, community and belonging for online students?

Teaching Matters Online Learning

For example, colleagues in Moray House School of Education and Sport and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies have designed evidence-led peer support programmes, developed over several years which are embedded in the student experience.

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Top ten Teaching Matters posts of 2021

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

. “Key takeaways from mental health training” (October 2020): [link] Teaching fellow, Omar Kaissi, reflects on the value of completing a mental health training session organised jointly by the University’s Student Counselling and Student Disability services. Jan 11, 2022

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An Ode to Academia in the post-pandemic era: Ableism, (un)Seen (dis)Abilities & access-ability of Online Teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Some of her research interests include equity, diversity and inclusivity issues in health professional education, mindfulness in dental education, and student engagement concepts. She is a Common Wealth scholar, a Fellow in Advance Higher Education, UK (FHEA), and an Association of Medication Education in Europe (AMEE) member.

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