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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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‘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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A letter from the Dean: Fall 2025

Where has the summer gone? Wasn’t it a few days ago when we celebrated commencement and the end of another successful school year? A blink of an eye later and we are fully back in the swing of things.

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Dean Michael Rodriguez

Providing care from afar

One of the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the adoption of telecommunications in numerous areas of society. Communication via screen has been available for some time, of course, but the pandemic brought on its use with greater urgency...

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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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Intersections: exposing and closing disability research gaps

While still a teenager, Anjali Forber-Pratt filed a lawsuit against her school district, alleging it failed to provide accessibility features. Among other alleged shortcomings, she was prevented from registering for an applied technology course...

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NIDILRR Director Anjali Forber-Pratt with dog, Kolton

ICI’s inclusive roots

CEHD’s Institute on Community Integration (ICI) adds an often-overlooked dimension to the fight for racial equity. Named and founded on Civil Rights-era principles of breaking down exclusionary barriers, ICI conducts research and provides training.

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ICI’s disability research, training, and education rejects all forms of bias and much of its work specifically explores the intersection of race and disability.

Advocating for women in sport

From under- and misrepresentation of women’s sport and sportswomen, to underrepresentation of women leaders in sport, to participation disparities, gender-related inequities are commonplace in athletics. For nearly 30 years, scholars in the Tucker.

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Tucker Center Intern Maxine Simons (left) with Center Director Nicole M. LaVoi

Innovative institute for brain development now open

The new Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB) is now open and ready to lead the way in understanding how young brains develop and apply that knowledge during the age periods when the biggest difference can be made.

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Talking about activism and empowerment in sports

Tucker Center Talks is a popular podcast presented by the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport. Now in its third year, the podcast, co-sponsored by WiSP Sports, features invited guests, timely critiques, the latest research, and...

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