our values

Every encounter area of the higher education community —

from pedagogy to campus safety, advising to financial aid, facilities to college policies and administration— can be informed by recognizing the prevalence of trauma, adversity, and toxic stress and how these impact academic resilience. Instead of a prescriptive list of teaching or institutional practices, trauma informed education describes a perspective or lens through which practices and services are evaluated in view of lived experience, basic neurobiology, and the resilience and strengths students bring to higher education.