As we return to classes this Friday at my college, I shared these thoughts with our faculty and staff: Dear Colleagues,   Welcome! In the midst of the recent chills and quarantines, the opportunity to reconnect with you is lifting…

In honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I was invited to record “Remembering What Matters,” the 2019 commemorative poem I wrote and presented at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice 9/11 Memorial that same year. Click here to…

Recently, I was asked to provide testimony about the John Jay Teaching and Learning Center, which I direct at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, to the City University of New York Board of Trustees. Click John Jay Teaching and…

On March 11, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Teaching and Learning Center Director Gina Rae Foster began writing a series of emails for faculty to support the transition to remote teaching and learning. These emails cover three areas: 1)…

Yesterday, I was honored and humbled to be commissioned to write and perform an original poem for the 9/11 memorial service at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. John Jay lost 67 people that day, more than any other NYC…

I’m pleased to share a recent interview on many years of work integrating trauma and resiliency research and practice with teaching and learning in public urban higher education Highlights: discussion of capacity in terms of ongoing expansion and exchange introduction…