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Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz

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Healing through Poetry with Ella N. Alkiewicz

"The American Story"
Article in Auburn Avenue, Spring/Summer 2018 issue
"Can I Travel?"
Spring 2018 post in the Accessible Family Travel blog
"My Uivak"
Article in Dawnland Voices 2.0, issue 6, May 1, 2018

Ella Alk Inuk
Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz's blog.

Aaron Athey

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Healing through Music: Drumming Workshop with Aaron Athey

Indigenous People's Day 2021 Speeches - Aaron Athey
Video of Aaron Athey's speech at the 2021 Indigenous Peoples Day celebration in Great Barrington, MA.

Hadar Cohen

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Collective Healing: A Sanctuary of Meditation and Emotional Processing

Hadar's Web
Hosted by Hadar Cohen, a podcast "featuring community conversations on spirituality, healing, justice, and art."
Hadar Cohen
Hadar Cohen's website featuring her art and links to her writings.

Nick Daily

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To Be Seen and To Be Heard: Storytelling as Healing

Beyond Black History Month: The Erasure of Queer Black Leaders
"In this discussion, queer Black professionals will discuss why Black pride often excludes the color variations of the rainbow and what student affairs professionals can do to redefine these conversation." Featuring Sanisha “Sunni” Meador, Nick Daily, and Dr. Jon Paul Higgins. Does not include closed captioning.
Do you have a learner's mindset? featuring Nick Daily
March 15, 2022 episode of the podcast Allyship is a Verb. Sources, resources, and transcript are available on the episode web page.
Facilitating Student Autonomy, Navigating Community, and Advancing Social Justice on Campus
Article by Nick Daily, Jenn Wells, & Victor Ultra Omni in The Journal of School & Society, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2018.

Tasha Fierce

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Visualizing Mad and Magical Futures with Tasha Fierce

Tasha Fierce
Website featuring Tasha Fierce's work, including their writing, art, work as a doula, and blog.

Hot and Heavy by Virgie Tovar (Editor)
Call Number: On order
ISBN: 9781580054386
Publication Date: 2012-10-16
Chapter "Inside Out" by Tasha Fierce.
Nothing Without Us by Cait Gordon (Editor); Talia C. Johnson (Editor)
Call Number: On order
ISBN: 1987963660
Publication Date: 2019
Chapter "The Living Among the Dead" by Tasha Fierce.
White Riot by Stephen Duncombe (Editor); Maxwell Tremblay (Editor)
Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Pratt Music Stacks ML3918.R63 W55 2011
ISBN: 9781844676880
Publication Date: 2011-07-18
Chapter "Black Invisibility and Racism in Punk Rock" by Tasha Fierce.

Kristie Ford

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Intergroup Dialogue at Mount Holyoke with Dr. Kristie Ford and Dr. Marcella Runell

Facilitating Change Through Intergroup Dialogue by Kristie A. Ford (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9781138236448
Publication Date: 2017-07-11
Intergroup Dialogue by Ximena Zuniga (Editor); Gretchen Lopez (Editor); Kristie A. Ford (Editor)
Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Stacks HM716 .I58 2014
ISBN: 9780415819701
Publication Date: 2014-01-24

The “Not-So-Final Remark”: The Journey to Becoming White Allies
Article by Kristie A. Ford, PhD, and Josephine Orlandella in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 1(2), 2015.

Racial Battle Fatigue in Higher Education by Chaunda Allen (Editor); William A. Smith (Foreword by); Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner (Editor); Katrice A. Albert (Editor); Roland W. Mitchell (Editor)
Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Stacks LC3731 .R27 2015
ISBN: 9781442229815
Publication Date: 2014-12-23
Chapter 20, ""Exploiting the Body and Denouncing the Mind: Navigating a Black Female Professional Identity within the Academy," written by Kristie Ford.

Chris Painted Turtle Harris

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Ceremonial Herbs of Native America: Sacred Plants and Medicine

Foraging with Chrissy Tracey and Mohegan elder Chris “Painted Turtle” Harris
June 22, 2023 episode of the Connecticut Public Radio show Seasoned. The show looks at foraging from the two different perspectives of a chef (Chrissy Tracey) and of an herbalist and tribal elder (Chris Harris). Scroll to 29:22 for the interview with Harris.
Mohegan Tribe: Council of Elders
Biographies of the Mohegan Tribe's Council of Elders members, including Christopher Harris, “Painted Turtle,” Secretary and Justice.

President Danielle Holley

Danielle Holley

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President Holley’s Class: POLIT-351, The Supreme Court and Civil Rights – Zoom BOOM!

Pre-reading for this event:

Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., Petitioner v. President and Fellows of Harvard College Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., Petitioner v. University of North Carolina, et al. 143 S.Ct. 2141 (2023)

Works by President Holley:

A Guide to Civil Procedure: Integrating Critical Legal Perspectives by Coleman, Brooke, Suzette Malveaux, Portia Pedro, and Elizabeth Porter, eds.
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781479805945
Publication Date: 2022
Chapter 34, The Power of Narrative Through Intervention in Affirmative Action Cases, is by MHC President Danielle Holley.
Hamilton and the Law: Reading Today's Most Contentious Legal Issues through the Hit Musical by Lisa A. Tucker (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781501752223
Publication Date: 2020-10-15
Chapter 13, Hamilton and the Power of Racial Fables in Examining the U.S. Constitution, is by MHC President Danielle Holley.
The Pursuit of Racial and Ethnic Equality in American Public Schools by Kristi L. Bowman (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781609174675
Publication Date: 2014-12-19
The chapter titled After Unitary Status: Examining Voluntary Integration Strategies for Southern School Districts is by MHC President Danielle Holley.

Tomiko Jenkins

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Virtual Healing and Restorative Circle with Tomiko Jenkins

Looking Back with Diversity & Inclusion: COVID-19 Social Inequities' Impact on Mental Health
December 2020 episode of Leading Everywhere: The Agnes Scott College Podcast. Featuring panelists Joëlle Atere-Roberts ’14, social epidemiologist at the UNC Carolina Population Center;
Janelle Peifer, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Agnes Scott; and
Tomiko Jenkins, LCSW, then senior associate dean of students at Agnes Scott.
Mental Wellness Series Part 4: Self Care & Depression
Episode of the Girlfriend's Pray podcast featuring a conversation about self care and depression with Tomiko Neely Jenkins, LCSW. A version of this episode with captions and transcript is also available on YouTube.
Women Rising: Changing the Face of Leadership
Video of March 28, 2023 panel discussion of women in leadership sponsored by the Positive Psychology Coaching and Diversity Institute (PPCaDI). Panelists include Lisa Lindstrom Delaney, SVP and General Counsel of WETA and NewsHour Productions LLC; Tomiko Jenkins, LCSW, then Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Persistence at Agnes Scott College; Deanna Martin Mackey, General Manager of KPBS San Diego; Dr. Kiki Ramsey, CEO of PPCaDI. Closed captioning and transcript available.

Jazzy Johnson

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Giving Grief Her Space: Staying Soft Amidst Worlds Ending with Jazzy Johnson

Anti-Asian Racism and Collective Liberation (Part 1)
February 17, 2021 episode of the Chasing Justice podcast featuring co-host Kathy Khang, Barnabas Lin, and Jazzy Johnson discussing inter-ethnic solidarity.
Anti-Asian Racism and Collective Liberation (Part 2)
February 24, 2021 episode of the Chasing Justice podcast. Part 2 of co-host Kathy Zhang's conversation with Barnabas Lin and Jazzy Johnson.
Embodied Faith
Video of May 24, 2021 talk about Embodied Faith given by Jazzy Johnson.
Episode 10 - Jazzy Johnson
July 7, 2023 Episode of the I've Got A Feeling . . . podcast featuring Jazzy Johnson. Description: "Today Jazzy joins us to talk about attending to our somatic experience as a means of flourishing, learning boundaries with self as a way to foster the love we want to give to self and others, and over functioning leading to burnout as a direct opposition to flourishing."

David Karp

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Becoming a Restorative Campus

Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities: Revised and Updated by David R. Karp
Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Stacks LB2344 .K37 2015
ISBN: 9781680991284
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities: Revised and Updated by David R. Karp
Call Number: E-Book (3 User)
ISBN: 9781680991284
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
Restorative Justice on the College Campus by David R. Karp; Thom Allena
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9780398080389
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
What Is Community Justice? by David Reed Karp; Todd Clear
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9780761987468
Publication Date: 2002-01-28

Molly Keehn

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Campus Connection: A Space for Staff Reflection and Dialogue

CoJourn by Molly Keehn; Karl Henricksen
Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Stacks RC489.C64 K44 2019
ISBN: 9781734020007
Publication Date: 2019-09-20

Engaged Listening in Race/Ethnicity and Gender Intergroup Dialogue Courses
Article by Zúñiga, Ximena, Jane Mildred, Rani Varghese, Keri DeJong, and Molly Keehn in the journal Equity & Excellence in Education vol. 45, no. 1, January 2012.

Angie Patterson

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Mindfulness Nature Walk with Angie Patterson

Building Authentic Connections to Science Through Mentorship, Activism, and Community, in Teaching and Practice by Angelica E. Patterson, Tanisha M. Williams, Jorge Ramos & Suzanne Pierre
Call Number: E-Book chapter
ISBN: 9783031135361
Publication Date: June 2023

Temperature response of respiration and respiratory quotients of 16 co-occurring temperate tree species
Article in Tree Physiology, Volume 38, Issue 9, September 2018,
Warming Climates, Changing Forests: Temperature Tolerances of Trees and Carbon Dynamics in Northeastern Temperate Forests
Article in Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development, 9 (2013).

Leslie Priscilla

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Holding Circle with Leslie Priscilla of Latinx Parenting - Staff and Faculty Only

Holding Circle with Leslie Pricilla of Latinx Parenting – Students Only

Leslie Priscilla contributing writer
Leslie Priscilla's author page on the SheKnows web site. Includes links to multiple posts about motherhood written by Priscilla.
LESLIE PRISCILLA, Latinx Parenting founder seeks to end chancla culture
January 10, 2023 CALÓ News interview of Leslie Priscilla. Description: "CALÓ News spent time with Leslie Priscilla, Latinx Parenting’s founder, to discuss her own Latinx childhood experience, the inner workings and offerings of the organization and additional resources."
Positive Parenting with Leslie Priscilla of Latinx Parenting
November 16 2022 video interview featuring Leslie Priscilla. Description: "In our latest interview with the Trusted Parenting Network, our partner, Leslie Priscilla of @latinxparenting joins @AmericanSPCC Board Chair, Tiffany Galvan, to talk about the unique experiences of Latine/Latinx families and how they are seeking healing for themselves, their families, and their communities." Closed captioning and transcript available.

Patricia Romney

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Campus Connection: A Space for Staff Reflection and Dialogue

We Were There by Patricia Romney
Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Main Stacks HQ1154 .R73 2021
ISBN: 9781952177828
Publication Date: 2021-10-12

Consulting for diversity and social justice: Challenges and rewards
2008 article in Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Culture, Race, and Ethnicity in Organizational Consulting Psychology, 60 (2).

Marcella Runell

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Intergroup Dialogue at Mount Holyoke with Dr. Kristie Ford and Dr. Marcella Runell

Biracial Families: Crossing Boundaries, Blending Cultures, and Challenging Racial Ideologies by Edited by Roudi Nazarinia Roy, Alethea Rollins
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9783319961606
Publication Date: December 2018
Chapter titled "Parenting Mixed-Race Children" co-authored by Fabienne Doucet, Marcella Runell Hall & Melissa Giraud.
UnCommon Bonds by Kersha Smith (Editor); Marcella Runell Hall (Editor)
Call Number: Mount Holyoke College Faculty Display BF575.F66 .U53 2017
ISBN: 9781433148774
Publication Date: 2018-04-17
Chapter titled "Letters" is by Imani Romney-Rosa Chapman.

Iréne "I-SHEA'' Shaikly

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Healing through Music with Iréne "I-SHEA" Shaikly

I-SHEA
Audio recordings of music by Iréne "I-SHEA" Shaikly.
Iréne "I-Shea" Shaikly: Can't Stop, Won't Stop
Interview on Radioplasma from July 9, 2020. Includes closed captioning and transcript.
Survivor Theatre Project
Web site of the Survivor Theatre Project, an organization whose "mission is to empower survivors with the tools to heal from sexual violence through artistic expression, social justice activism, community, & empowerment." Iréne I-SHEA Shaikly is one of the project's team members.