Campus Climate Trauma: Students of Color Become Resilient and Heal
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2 min readApr 14, 2020
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Supporting healing and building resilience among students of color can include creating spaces for students to openly share their past and present trauma. These spaces can build a supportive community and develop a culture of positive reinforcement and validation. Providing opportunities for students to gain historical knowledge about the resistance and oppression engaged in by their racial and ethnic groups can increase efficacy, racial pride, and positive psychological well being. Institutional leaders have a role in supporting students in not only becoming resilient in the midst of toxic learning environments, but also fostering learning environments in which they can thrive.
