Hosts Jeff and Michael are joined by President Jim Gash of Pepperdine University to discuss student resilience and mental health and Pepperdine’s attempt to proactively support students through its RISE (Resilience-Informed Skills Education) program. President Gash also spoke about the impact of cancel culture on student wellbeing and the importance of campuses being places where students grapple with difficult ideas with which they may not agree. The episode is sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ascendium Education Group.

Key Moments

00:00 Intro

00:03:12 Colleges can help students build resilience.

00:08:07 Integrating resilience into the curriculum.

00:11:07 Resilience programs benefit student mental health.

00:16:14 Importance of global experiences.

00:24:30 Promote civil discourse in education.

00:31:38 Addressing mental health through resilience.

00:32:08 Integrating resilience into education.

00:37:14 Importance of building resilience

00:43:04 Lean into differences for success.

Links

Pepperdine Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) Program
American College President Report
Research by Richard Sagor

Key Moments

Links

Connect with President Jim Gash:

Building Resilience in Students, Deliberately

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