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Policy Memo: An End to Truancy Laws
Honoring all lives as inherently worthy of dignity and respect requires a shift in how we treat incarcerated youth. Policy Memo ...
Caroline Estes
Oct 17, 20245 min read
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In the shadows of Two Worlds
I need to remember who I am. I know my name, my birthdate, my hometown, and all of my 32 aunts and uncles– But who am I? My identity is...
Caroline Estes
Sep 17, 20244 min read
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Literature Review: Mindfulness for intimate relationships
. Can a yoga practice that teaches mindful communication strategies impact/change relationship satisfaction? The following research...
Caroline Estes
Sep 16, 202417 min read
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Professor Love's Playlist Pt. 1
In this Poetic Lyrical Thought Dump, I use words and sounds to convey a blend of raw emotion, vulnerability, and vivid imagery, almost...
Caroline Estes
Sep 15, 20242 min read
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Skinner Box, PacMan Pellets, Gold Stars, and High Scores.
What is Ungrading, and how does it work? Let's take a closer look! My mentor, Dr. Kaur, prioritizes enlightenment and self-actualization...
Caroline Estes
Sep 15, 20244 min read
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Exploring the Complexities of Poverty in Schools
Today, I offer a short personal journal entry: I've been thinking a lot about the challenges my students face. I teach college-level...
Caroline Estes
Sep 12, 20244 min read
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How "Diversity" Messaging Can Perpetuate Inequality in Organizations: A Review
Preface: Language and communication matter. As a transactional model, communication is sending and receiving messages between two or...
Caroline Estes
Jan 27, 20245 min read
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Steps to create a more inclusive hiring process
Are you hesitant to disclose your disability during the hiring process? You're not alone. Many people avoid disclosing their disability...
Caroline Estes
Jan 7, 20243 min read
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Fostering Inclusion: An Intro Guide to Diversity in the Classroom
Creating an environment that values and respects differences among students is essential to respecting diversity in the classroom....
Caroline Estes
Jan 7, 20243 min read
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Educational Justice Research
From a social justice perspective, educational institutions should provide safe and inclusive environments for interactive learning that...
Caroline Estes
Jan 1, 20249 min read
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AUTHENTICITY IS BRAVERY: Justice Warriors Series 3
The most important thing [we] bring to the table as a social activist and sociologist is our truth-- authenticity AUTHENTICITY IS BRAVERY...
Caroline Estes
Jun 9, 20234 min read
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YOGA AND EQUITY: Justice Warriors Series 2
Michelle Cassandra Johnson, Author of Skill in Action; Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World--is a Diversity Equity and...
Caroline Estes
Jun 9, 20234 min read
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Diversity and the Emerald City
My takeaways from Sara Ahmed's The Language of Diversity start with the notion that diversity is commodified as a national property....
Caroline Estes
Jun 5, 20237 min read
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Netflix and Chill
The public lexicons of “Netflix and chill” or “binge-watching” take on a very different meaning for those in the leisure class and those...
Caroline Estes
May 5, 20239 min read
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DEHUMANIZATION OF ADJUNCTS: Justice Warriors Series 1
DEHUMANIZATION OF ADJUNCTS For the unfamiliar, an adjunct is connected to a college or university and employed as a professor but is...
Caroline Estes
May 5, 20234 min read
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Hello, My name is Caroline Estes... Prepare to Rise
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die"(Reiner, 1987) I believe the power of education can be used to...
Caroline Estes
May 5, 20233 min read
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Multiple Ways of Knowing: Traumatic Brain InjuryRecovery as a Social Justice Issue
Yoga as a Rehabilitation Intervention for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors The brain is the most essential organ of the human body, and...
Caroline Estes
May 5, 20235 min read
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The Clock Ticks on Civil Rights
Dr.Martin Luther King JR. Civil Right Movement, Historical Imagination, Anti racism, 2020, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor
Caroline Estes
Jan 16, 20236 min read
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Maybe its natural Leadership, maybe it’s Maybelline
My recent promotion inspired me to consider which situations I might be most effective in as a leader. Unexpectedly, I found myself...
Caroline Estes
Jan 13, 20233 min read
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Multiple Ways of Knowing: Traumatic Brain InjuryRecovery as a Social Justice Issue
According to longitude studies, approximately 150 Americans have died from Traumatic brain injuries every day since 2014. Over 2.4...
Caroline Estes
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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