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This Is Why We Give: Susan O’Nell

The field of ambiguous loss research emphasizes that one way to help with coping is to find meaning—making sense of the loss and finding a new purpose.

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Improving operations

A member of the National Guard and a student in the master of learning and talent development program, Sadie Grinsell (BA ’15), finds the MLTD program combines her passions of psychology and leadership

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‘Boldly’ takes flight

Boldly Challenging Ableism, an AM950 radio show and podcast series produced by the Institute on Community Integration (ICI), quickly generated more than 2,000 downloads on just one of its platforms when it debuted in May, in addition to several…

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Connect Magazine Connect Magazine

CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.

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A formative training experience

The HSWH-RP fellowship program was a formative training experience that has deeply influenced my interdisciplinary approach to research as an independent scholar.

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HSWH-RP lights the way forward

The Homework Starts with Home Research Partnership (HSWHRP) aspired to make the impacts of housing instability for school-age children and youth and their families more visible, and to do so across a broader range of domains than is typically…

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Homework starts with home

University researchers, state agency leaders, and community stakeholders came together with funding from the University to form the HSWH-RP, co-directed by Eric Grumdahl (then deputy director of the Interagency Council on Homelessness), along with…

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Global classrooms

CEHD International Initiatives' International Faculty Residency Program supports faculty with placements at partner institutions abroad for short-term residencies, each tailored based on the needs of our global partners.

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Pushing me to my best academic self

Ann Masten was Angela Narayan's (MA ’11, PhD ’15) primary research mentor. Narayan is now an associate professor, University of Denver; creator, Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) scale. She shared the impact Masten has had on her career.

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On Coursera and Ukraine

Kateryna Bikir is a psychologist from Ukraine. She moved to the United States and now works as a psychology instructor at a community college.

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