LinkedUp: Breaking Boundaries in Education

In this episode, Rodney Salomon and Mychal Mills, co-founders of Konscious Youth Development and Service (KYDS,) join Jerri and Jamie to discuss how they are working with New Jersey communities to bring about healing, wellness and a transformation for students affected by trauma.

Higher education programs are changing the way they educate doctoral candidates! In this episode of LinkedUp, listeners are taken behind the curtain of higher education by Dr. William George and Dr. Tracy Mulvaney as they discuss the increased collaboration and “real world” approach of doctoral programs like their own at Monmouth University.

Athletes face opponents in every sport, but there is a hidden opponent that is seldom discussed. This week on LinkedUp our guest, Leeann Passaro—a teacher, coach, former college athlete, and Chief Operating Officer of The Hidden Opponent—discusses the stigma attached to athlete mental health and how to break it.

Roberto Treviño visits LinkedUp to discuss his work for the highly successful YES Prep program in the Houston area—where he’s creating environments where first-generation college students can become successful college graduates.

In this episode, Laura Thomas links up with Jerri and Jamie to discuss the program she’s developing for schools in the Washington, D.C. area—empowering students through connections and social-emotional learning.