Lessons Learned: From Crisis to Resilience, CUNY’s Student Experiences

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This two-hour workshop, organized by Prof. Millicent Freeman (Borough of Manhattan Community College) and Prof. Diane Banks (Bronx Community College), is intended to raise awareness and discuss the complexities of an urban student’s experience, and their narratives of resilience. The workshop will include a presentation on the preliminary findings from the survey on CUNY students’ experiences with crisis. This workshop will include a dialogue with CUNY students, faculty staff, and guest presenters about how students can apply what is taught to becoming advocates for change. Participants will be engaged in breakout discussions lead by student panelists and CUNY staff.

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About Jessica Murray

Jessica Murray received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY in 2020. She is the Director of Digital Communications for Transformative Learning in the Humanities (TLH), a three-year initiative supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She is also working on a web project with teaching materials about civil rights struggles in New York City, including disability rights history. She advocates for improving public transit accessibility in New York City for people with disabilities and chairs the Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility for New York City Transit.