We Need to Talk Miami DOS

Join Dean Moore & Dr. Steve Large, AVP of Student Wellness, to talk about mental health, emotional well-being, and the importance in understanding the difference between the two.

Join Dean Moore and three of our students talk about Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being.

In this episode, Dr. Moore has a conversation with Dr. Steve Large and a panel of students on the importance of emotional health & mental well-being

In this episode we are continuing our conversation with students and Miami’s resident experts about engaging in dialogue across difference.  In our first episode we explored why it is so important yet challenging to do so and the barriers students have experienced in working to engage with peers who hold different viewpoints and identities.  In episode #2, we are focusing specifically on creating space to engage in dialogue across difference and how to do that without disproportionately burdening those from marginalized communities.

This is the first episode of the "We Need to Talk" podcast, a collaboration between the Dean of Students office and associated student government. In this episode, we have several incredible guests here to talk about dialogue across difference. Our expert for the day is Tarah Trueblood, the Director of the Center for American and World Cultures. Tarah will discuss the context for the divisive and polarized landscape of our nation and provide several tips about how to ready yourself to engage or create spaces to have dialogue with people who have different identities or hold different beliefs. This will be followed by a conversation with two students, Brandon Small, ASG's Secretary for Diversity and Inclusion, and Taylor Armstrong, the current president of College Republicans. These two students will discuss the barriers students face in engaging in dialogue across difference and why it is so important to push through the discomfort.