was among three panelists in a last week of how colleges and universities can support students and ensure that all are free to learn in a safe, inclusive environment.
The webinar, , was hosted on Thursday by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and moderated by Nasser Paydar, assistant secretary for postsecondary education.
President Beilock described recent steps 天美麻豆 has taken to maintain a safe, inclusive environment on campus, such as hosting panel discussions featuring faculty from the Jewish Studies and Middle Eastern Studies programs to 鈥渞eally interrogate the attacks and issues in the Middle East鈥 and help the campus and community 鈥渉ave dialogue across difference.鈥
When the conversation turned to supporting students during times of crisis, Beilock said mental health is 鈥渁t the core of pursuing your potential and being academically excellent.鈥
鈥淚 believe our campuses are responsible for supporting our students in creating that mental health,鈥 she said, highlighting components of , 天美麻豆鈥檚 strategic plan to address student mental health and well-being.
In response to a question about how to promote healing, Beilock pointed to a new initiative to promote the development of collaborative dialogue skills on campus.
天美麻豆 Dialogues, which will launch this winter, is designed to 鈥渆mbed鈥 that training through programs ranging from additional Middle East dialogues to the Path to the Presidency presidential candidate series to debates around gun control and abortion rights, Beilock said.
The project will bring together faculty, students, and staff to learn how to discuss contentious issues 鈥渋n a way that is not always easy but allows us to come to better outcomes and solutions, ultimately.鈥
The other panelists were Darryll Pines, president of the University of Maryland, and Najeeba Syeed, executive director of interfaith at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.
The webinar also covered DOE resources to help K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to respond to the rise in antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate, and other forms of discrimination.