I am interning as a counselor at South Bay Elementary School in Olympia. It’s my hometown and current location, so I am thankful the University
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When friends, family, and community members hear that I am pursuing my teaching degree they often remark, “Oh that’s fantastic! What grade do you want
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Whenever I talked about the importance of discussing race with students, one of the questions that I was most frequently asked was if I was
ADvancing equity grant
We are pleased to announce that University of Puget Sound MAT faculty collaborated with Tacoma Public Schools, Vibrant Schools Tacoma, African American Studies, and the Race and Pedagogy Institute to
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I went to sleep September 23rd, heavy and appalled by the systemic racism that caused Breonna Taylor to not receive justice for her murder. I
Telemental Health During COVID: Unexpected Lessons Learned
With the need for social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and school counselors were forced to adapt to a new way of
Classroom Libraries and Representation
This year, my M.A.T. colleagues and I engaged in deep reflection of our individual student teaching experiences. Personally, I reflected on the ways in which
A Teacher’s Stake in Dismantling the Police
On March 3rd, 2020, just shy of three months before George Floyd begged for his life as he was asphyxiated by a Minneapolis police officer,
Why Go Back to Normal?
Something I re-discovered within myself during the first few weeks of the Covid-19 quarantine is my determination to reconfigure the structures of power that mold
A Statement by the School of Education Faculty and Staff
A Statement by the School of Education Faculty and Staff in the Wake of Institutionally-Sanctioned Violence Against Black Bodies BLACK LIVES MATTER Manuel Ellis George Floyd
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Virtual Brown Bag Lunch Series
During the month of April 2020, the School of Education hosted a Virtual Brown Bag Lunch Series to build a community of shared learning, as
