Here's your USD News Connect — where each week the University of San Diego media relations team offers expert voices to speak on stories impacting our community. If you're interested in the stories below, or need experts for any other topic you might be working on, don't hesitate to reach out to us at press@sandiego.edu.*
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New Report Shows the Vital Role Nonprofits Play in San Diegans’ Lives and the Need for Increased Support
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The Nonprofit Institute at USD released its 2022 State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report, which tracks the health and vitality of our region’s nonprofit sector and philanthropy that supports it. This year’s report found the issues that San Diegans care about most are those where nonprofit organizations play a vital role (i.e., housing, climate change, wildfires, jobs that provide a livable wage and mental health). Yet, when it comes to the health of our nonprofit sector itself, San Diegans rank it last in their list of priorities. Emily Young, Executive Director of The Nonprofit Institute, is available to speak about the report, how nonprofits are most immediately threatened by the impacts of inflation, and recommendations to help support nonprofits.
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New Head Coach for the Women’s Tennis Team Strives to Make Tennis More Inclusive While Supporting Other Latina Tennis Players
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Nadia Abdala was promoted to head coach of the women’s tennis program in June 2022 after eight seasons as an assistant coach, where she helped the team get to the NCAA Tournament three times. Abdala co-founded an organization called Latina Tennis Coach during the pandemic to provide a support system for other Latina tennis coaches around the world. Through a WhatsApp group chat, Abdala has connected dozens of Latinas together to chat about tennis, cheer each other on and help with advice. Abdala was born and raised in Mexico City. She is a part of the U.S. Tennis Association’s Diversity & Inclusivity Program to help expose minorities to tennis and make the sport more inclusive.
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New Research Looks at Social-Emotional Learning within the Monarch School
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The Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at USD partnered with the Monarch School to conduct a study to show social-emotional learning trends among students over three years. The Monarch School educates nearly 300 students impacted by homelessness. The study shows that through the Monarch School’s teaching methods, students overall had acceptable levels of social-emotional skills that remained consistent across time. Lisa Smith, Associate Director of Research at the Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education, is available to speak about the study, why social-emotional learning is important, and how the findings indicate the Monarch School provides an environment in which students feel engaged, safe, and like they belong.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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An Author's Journey to Understanding How Race and Faith Intersect with Food Justice
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You can listen to our latest podcast episode of “At the Edge of it All”, where Christopher Carter, Assistant Chair and Department Diversity Officer of the Theology and Religious Studies Department, discusses what inspired him to write his book “The Spirit of Soul Food: Race, Faith and Food Justice", how food tells a story in all of our lives and tips to align our values with the foods we eat.
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