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Resmaa Menakem

How social workers can break the yoke of oppression

“Social workers have to create room for communities to reclaim and reestablish their own ways of healing,” says Resmaa Menakem, a social worker and trauma specialist who spoke to students, faculty, and staff earlier this month. If you missed the event, you can watch it now.
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This graduate’s new album is being compared to the music of Tom Petty and Phoebe Bridgers

Kaiti Jones, who graduated in 2017, released “Tossed” in early March. GBH described one track as “lush, Tom Petty-esque rock.”
A character created by Mightier holds a heart rate monitor

Video games can help kids control their emotions. One graduate is working to make them part of therapy.

Emily Stone, MSW’16, works for a company that uses video games to teach kids how to handle stressful situations. “I’m a big believer in making therapy fun,” she says.

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