Why Hope Must Endure in Our Courses
Mays Imad
January 26, 2026
When Kahlil Gibran speaks about pain, he likens it to medicine and connects healing to understanding. The understanding is of the self and its relation
When Kahlil Gibran speaks about pain, he likens it to medicine and connects healing to understanding. The understanding is of the self and its relation
In my classes, there is a reaction from my students that I have learned to wait for. It isn’t flashy. No hand shoots into the
Throughout my career, I have been deeply curious about learning: what it means, how it happens, and what facilitates or hinders it. My own trajectory,
Years ago, the community college I was teaching at awarded me a small grant to help students understand and practice emotional regulation. I launched a
In recent years, many of my students have told me they feel bored, anxious, and lonely. Some explain that they often reach for their phones
Recently, a student sent me a political news article with the comment “Things are falling apart.” I didn’t reply right away, because I sensed they
Over the past several years, I have had the deep privilege of participating in The Way of Remembering (WOR), a spiritually grounded journey to Benin
During my third year of college, another student that many of my friends interacted with, who tutored some of us, died. While I wouldn’t call
One of the courses I am teaching this semester is a senior-level course titled Autonomic Nervous System Regulation. In this class, we examine the autonomic
This semester I am teaching an undergraduate biology course on biofeedback, self-regulation, and intergenerational resilience. One of the books we read is Robert M. Sapolsky’s
