Event Presentations
Session 1 – Understanding the profile of our students
Part 1: Trends in Youth Mental Health in the 21st Century by Emma Adam, PhD, Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University
Part 2: Sofia B. Pertuz, PhD, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professional and senior advisor to the Jed Foundation
Session 3 – Promoting campus cultures for mental health and wellbeing
Part 1: Reimagining the Purposes and Practices of Higher Education by David Germano, PhD, Executive Director of the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia and the founding Executive Director of the Student Flourishing Academic Network
Speaker Resources
Balance of Power, Bloomberg TV, June 2021 (Segment – 25:14 – 33:00)
Bates’ Center for Purposeful Work
Building trust through transparency: Why we are sharing our Purpose Report (and hope others will, too) – PwC Chair & Senior Partner, Tim Ryan, LinkedIn, October 2021
Coalition for Life Transformative Education website
Equity in Mental Health Framework and Toolkit by The Steve Fund & Jed Foundation (JED)
Forging Pathways to Purposeful Work: The Role of Higher Education (2019 Gallup survey) (Forward and Summary of findings)
Kind Hearts & Curious Minds, Penn State Magazine
Live anywhere and virtual role options offer choice and flexibility in the war for talent, PwC Chief People Officer, Mike Fenlon, LinkedIn, October 2021
Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research – (Emma Adam’s Current Research and Selected Publications)
Peer Counseling In College Mental Health, Born This Way Foundation and the Mary Christie Institute
Prioritizing employees’ mental health and well-being during COVID-19, PwC Chief People Officer Mike Fenlon, LinkedIn, May 2020
Proud and Thriving Report and Framework: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ High School, College, and University Students
PwC’s chairman wants to tackle systemic racism — and push corporate America not to ‘pass the buck’– Marketwatch, November 2021
Resources for Diverse Identities by the Jed Foundation (JED)
Speaking with the enemy 101, Dr. Paula A. Johnson, Boston Globe
Stanford 2025 Uncharted Territory: A Guide to Reimagining Higher Education — (Bates College case study)
Student Affairs Now Podcast: Proud & Thriving in College: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Students
Teaching mindfulness to help navigate change, Discovery magazine
‘There Is a Bigger Role’: A C.E.O. Pushes Diversity– New York Times, March 202