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Keynote Address: The Light We Give: Sikh Wisdom for Cultivating Empathy and Justice
No full textGrowing up in South Texas, Dr. Simran Jeet Singh and his brothers confronted racism daily. As a turbaned, bearded, brown-skinned Sikh, he continued to face prejudice and hate in college and beyond. Simran chose to be defined not by the negativity that often surrounded him but by the Sikh teachings of love and justice that he grew up with. Delving deep into these core tenets of Sikh wisdom, he has sought to embrace an outlook that guides us to see the good in everyone and to forge a path of positivity, connection, and service—a way of life that so many of us are seeking in today’s world.
We all say that we choose love over hate. But when tested, we realize that it’s easier said than done and that our empathy for others is not rooted deeply enough. As a turbaned and bearded Sikh man, Simran has been subjected to racism his whole life. He has been working on the frontlines of hate violence for more than a decade. And yet, he has managed to avoid falling into the toxic trap of hate and anger. In this lecture, drawing on his recent book The Light We Give, he will draw from his personal experiences and from hate incidents he has witnessed firsthand to share the wisdom he has gained on what it really takes to choose love over hate.
Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life (Riverhead, Penguin Random House). Simran\u27s thought leadership on bias, empathy, and justice extends across corporate, university, and government settings. He is an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity with Columbia University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations, a Visiting Lecturer at Union Seminary, and a Senior Advisor on Equity and Inclusion for YSC Consulting, part of Accenture.
Organized and hosted by the Interfaith Fellows Program of the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies at the University of St. Thomas and the Minnesota Multifaith Network in collaboration with the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community at St. Olaf College and the Interfaith Institute at Augsburg University. Cosponsored by Minnesota Multifaith Network, and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of Theology at the University of St. Thomas. the , and in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of St. Thomas. Funded, in part, by generous grants from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota, and the Center for Faculty Development at the University of St. Thomas
From Abraham’s angels to Europe’s refugees: the ethic and challenge of hospitality
No full textA program of the Encountering Islam Initiative, and co-sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies, the Department of Theology presents the fifth annual Terence Nichols Memorial Symposium. Dr. Fuad Naeem will introduce Dr. Mona Siddiqui.
Professor Mona Siddiqui is an internationally recognised academic and broadcaster at the University of Edinburgh. She is Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies as well as Assistant Principal for Religion and Society.
Religious and philosophical traditions have extolled hospitality a fundamental ethic in human relationships. Abraham is said to have inspired a theology of hospitality often echoed in Jewish, Christian and Islamic literature, one which has frequently been used as a framework for interreligious dialogue. But hospitality is more than an act of charity or simple welcome; it is an obligation which demands transformation of the self and society. Today, the effects of globalization, increased migration and conflicts have led to the vast displacement of people towards Europe. This has reignited the question of who should be made welcome and forced many to rethink the category of stranger, guest and neighbor
Testamentary Restrictions on Marriage: A Reexamination of In re Estate of Feinberg in Light of Obergefell v. Hodges
Full text linkA Meta-Analysis of The Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
No full textIntroduction: Despite strong empirical support for pharmacotherapy and Cognitive- Behavioral approaches to treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), many patients fail to engage with or complete treatment, and for those who engage therapies, full symptom remission is infrequent. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown promising results in the reduction of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and may represent a worthy alternative for patients who do not benefit from more conventional interventions. Objective: This study aims to elucidate the efficacy of MBIs for treating OCD and potential moderating variables using a meta- analytical approach. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using six English and three Chinese databases, resulting in 729 potentially-relevant studies. Fourteen studies described in 13 articles (including 11 written in English and two in Chinese) met the current selection criteria. Standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals were computed to measure the treatment effect size for OCD symptom severity at post-treatment. Five subgroup analyses were pre-planned to evaluate potential moderators. Results: Results showed that MBIs had a moderate and statistically significant effect (SMD = –0.57, 95% CI: – 0.82 to –0.28) on reducing OCD symptoms at post-treatment. Statistically significant moderating effects were found in the type of control condition (active vs. inactive), participants’ clinical profiles (clinical vs. subclinical samples), and treatment duration (≤8 vs. \u3e8 weeks), but not in culture (eastern vs. western countries) or the OCD measure used (clinician-rated vs. self-rated instruments). Cognitive-behavioral treatments had a slight but non-significant advantage in reducing OCD symptoms relative to MBIs. Conclusion: Findings suggest promising clinical benefits of MBIs in treating OCD compared to inactive control and many active control conditions. While MBIs have not been shown to be as efficacious as conventional cognitive-behavioral treatments, they may represent a worthy alternative for patients who are unable to complete in cognitive-behavioral approaches
Mental Health Professionals’ Experience of Providing Tele-mental Health to Children and Adolescents during The COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textThe aim of this study was to explore the experiences of child and adolescent mental health professionals who transitioned to telemental health services during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the framework of qualitative research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight licensed child/adolescent mental health professionals who transitioned to telemental health for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive phenomenological analysis revealed five major themes describing the experiences of the participants. These themes include the impact of providing telemental health on well-being of mental health professionals, challenges associated with transitioning to telemental health, challenges of providing mental health services to children and adolescents online, coping and adaptation to telemental health, and the benefits of telemental health to clients and mental health professionals during the pandemic. The findings highlight the need for mental health organizations and policymakers to create supportive environments and provide resources to support the well-being of mental health professionals during periods of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and identified several key factors that can help clinicians transition to telemental health. Limitations of the study include a small sample size, potential for self-selection bias, and the potential for researcher bias
Anti-Racism in Social Work Pedagogy: A Critique of our Past, A Study of our Present, and a Framework for our Future
No full textThe Council on Social Work Education’s 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards require for the first time in social work education’s compliance history, that social work programs prepare future social workers with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to practice anti-racist social work. Studies suggest that because social work faculty largely did not study anti-racist social work practice in their own formal education, that they do not have their own sufficient knowledge, awareness, and skills of anti-racist social work practice to implement anti-racist social work pedagogy. Studies also suggest that most social work faculty in the United States are open to building their capacity to engage with anti-racist pedagogy. This banded dissertation addresses the lack of comprehensive research and strategy for anti-racist pedagogy within social work education with three scholarly products: A new conceptual framework aimed at building faculty capacity, reflexivity, and ability as faculty evolve their anti-racist pedagogy, a qualitative research study exploring United States-based faculty perceptions and engagement with anti-racist pedagogy, and a peer-reviewed conference paper presentation about the conceptual framework. Building the capacity of faculty is timely and critical for the future of the social work profession, and more, for the building of a world without racism
Social Work, Politics, and Power
No full textThis Banded Dissertation explores the specialty of social work known as Political Social Work. Through archival research, the past sociopolitical social work movement known as The Rank-and-File Movement was explored. This movement was compared to current sociopolitical movements and how The Rank-and-File Movement, and its demise, informs organizing and the sociopolitical participation of social workers today. Additionally, faculty perceptions around the importance of civic education, its place in social work curriculum, and the preparedness of students to participate in civics post-graduation were explored. The Banded Dissertation culminates in the completion of a qualitative archival research paper, a quantitative descriptive study, and a professional presentation at a peer reviewed conference that disseminated the findings of the archival project surrounding the Rank-and-File Movement
Building the Beloved Community: Examining the Job Satisfaction and Retention of African American Social Work Faculty
No full textThis Banded Dissertation focuses on examining the internal and external factors that contribute to job satisfaction and retention of African American social work faculty. The purpose of this Banded Dissertation is to explore the experiences of these faculty and identify key internal and external factors that can contribute to their job satisfaction and retention and strengthen anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) initiatives throughout the academy. Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) are utilized as an integrated theoretical framework to assess the experiences of African American social work faculty and identify pathways to their job satisfaction and retention. The first product of this banded dissertation is a conceptual paper titled, “Exploring Job Satisfaction and Retention of African American Social Work Faculty and the Application of Critical Race and Relational-Cultural Theories.” This paper explores the experiences of these faculty and applies CRT and RCT to unpack them and provide recommendations. The second product is a qualitative research study titled, “’What is Their Commitment’: Assessing the Job Satisfaction and Retention of African American Social Work Faculty.” Findings implied that ADEI initiatives, supervision and mentoring, creating supportive communities, connections with students, the geographical location, and diversity of the community contributed to job satisfaction and retention. The third product is an eposter presentation titled, “Job Satisfaction and Retention of Black Social Work Faculty: What Matters and What Comes Next?” The workshop highlighted the experiences of these faculty, identified internal and external factors for job satisfaction and retention, and discussed recommendations
Dream and Variations: A Case Study of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change at a Resilient Community Music School
Full text linkThis qualitative case study investigates Paulus Center for Music, a large non-profit community music school, during a unique period of transition in its history. Located in Midwest, USA, Paulus began as a small violin school in the 19-aughts, and quickly grew into the largest community music school in the country. It established a college division and awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees for over 25 years. After the death of its founder, the school was gifted to Big 10 University, where it operated for two decades. Big 10 divested from Paulus, soft launching it as an independent music school in the mid-1990s, issuing in a period of renewal and regrowth at Paulus. This dissertation is an investigation of that period, analyzed through the lens of DiMaggio & Powell’s institutional isomorphisms and Stevens’ organizational lifecycles. Paulus has four clear isomorphic periods in its history, with two distinct organizational lifecycles. Bourdieusian theory is also used to understand the field, habitus, and the different forms of capital at Paulus. This organization generates cultural capital, sustaining the school in good days and bad. Goffmanian theory analyzes key dramaturgical players and factors in the school’s transition into an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Findings suggest that due to its entrepreneurial spirit, Paulus is most successful when it self-governs. The school suffers when it is unable to live up to its mission due to external restrictions and constraints placed on it. Creativity thrives at Paulus, and when creativity thrives, Paulus thrives
How Does Hybrid Project Management Contribute to Managing Change in a Volatile and Uncertain Context in the Financial Services Industry: An Interpretive Multiple Case Study
Full text linkOrganizations, governments, and individuals around the globe are currently experiencing Industry 4.0 (also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4IR, or I4.0), as evidenced by new disruptive technologies appearing on a global scale at an unprecedented rate. This environment might be best described as volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). Although organizations utilize a wide range of management methods to overcome unexpected challenges, including both organization development and change management, project management has emerged as a critical strategic competency for the delivery of strategic initiatives to increase business value. Organizations are increasingly gravitating toward the use of hybrid project management (HPM), as there are many limitations associated with using waterfall project management or agile project management exclusively. The primary research question is: How do project managers perform hybrid project management (HPM) to respond to and successfully manage change? A multiple case study approach developed by Stake was used to understand the lived experiences of individuals utilizing HPM in financial services organizations. Each participant was treated as a separate case study. Five participants working for financial services organizations with at least five years’ experience as non-IT project managers were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed, memos produced, and data was analyzed to establish nine significant themes. The study\u27s findings may be beneficial to individuals, organizations, and the field regarding HPM considerations. The study yielded two proposed models: the first aims to aid individual practitioners in mastering the necessary skills and roles required for implementing HPM, while the second is a nine-step model designed to operationalize HPM in practice