Written/Unwritten. Diversity and the Hidden Truths of Tenure ed. by Patricia Matthew (review)

The University of Michigan denied tenure to four marginalized faculty members in 2007 and while wrestling with her own tenure challenges, Patricia Matthew brings these stories together. In many ways, these persons are marginalized from the intellectual community that graduate school fosters. [...]they are effectively rendered invisible to the campus community at large. The stigma attached to them, complicated by a healthy level of historical skepticism of social workers and mental health clinicians, may prevent scholars who struggle with anxiety and depression, for example, from availing themselves of any wellness resources and counseling services available to them on campus. In the age of COVID-19, the long-term effects of the disease for those who have survived it are yet to be fully understood and the impacts of the collective trauma are likely exacerbating for those who are already struggling with isolating physical conditions and mental health challenges.

One voice or multi-issue movement? Exploring the role of bonding and bridging social capital within the COVID-19 antivax movement

Activism represents a prominent and growing body of knowledge in public relations scholarship and practice. Most of the extant studies focus on progressive and prosocial activism, understanding activism as a form of communication that aims to further social justice and equality. However, arguably, activism is a polylithic concept and not all movements are progressive in nature or seek to further issues in a given society's best interest. One such example is the so-called antivax protest movement that emerged in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast to its depiction as a large, single-issue protest movement, the authors highlight it as a movement that brings together multiple issues, agendas, and worldviews. Drawing on Putnam's notions of bridging and bonding social capital, the authors argue that a movement's lack of ability to convert bridging into bonding social capital limits its longevity and impact. They suggest that public relations professionals need to avoid the temptation to apply convenient umbrella labels to multi-issue movements, emphasising the need to adopt a critical awareness of a movement's underlying issues and motivators, which may be varied, to develop nuanced and effective messaging. • The COVID-19 antivax movement is a multi-issue movement, which has been uncritically presented as a single-issue group • Activism is a polylithic concept deserving further critical attention beyond the extant focus on progressive movements • Bridging social capital may temporarily increase the impact, reach, and visibility of a social movement or activist group • A single-issue focus can strengthen bonding social capital, enhancing a social movement's potential longevity and impact • Multi-issue responses require active listening and consideration of different types of social capital & diverse objectives [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Public Relations Review is the property of Elsevier B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

International Scholarships and Southern Agency: An Ethnography of Alumni, Scholars, and Applicants

International scholarships are an established mode of aid distribution for many donor countries and a life-changing educational opportunity for recipients from the global South. This article draws upon ethnographic field research centred on Dili, Timor-Leste, focussing on case studies of a scholarship applicant, a scholar, and an alumnus. It employs the concept of Southern agency, investigating individual practices shaped by influences that both constrain and enable action, namely local infrastructure, family and kinship groups, literacies, and the colonial legacy. Scholarship places are limited and extremely competitive, while assigning a moral imperative for alumni to learn and return to contribute to local development, often resulting in the re-production of socially normed roles echoing the colonial era. The global upheaval in higher education resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the need for alternative interventions in the global South, including greater investment in local higher education institutions, and online learning. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Studies in International Education is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

Family Matters: Navigating the Intentional Precarity of Racialized Migrant and Refugee Workers in Canadian Meatpacking

Au Canada, l'industrie de conditionnement de la viande dépend fortement d'une main-d'œuvre composée d'immigrés et d'immigrants racialisés, dont beaucoup sont d'anciens réfugiés. Au printemps 2020, l'industrie a connu des épidémies dévastatrices de COVID-19 qui ont entraîné des centaines d'infections, de nombreux décès et la fermeture d'usines dans le sud de l'Alberta. Sur la base des résultats d'un partenariat de recherche communauté-université, les intersections entre le statut d'immigration et les conditions de travail auxquelles sont confrontés les travailleurs immigrés-réfugiés sont analysées dans l'industrie de conditionnement de la viande en Alberta. À partir de 225 réponses à un sondage et de 17 entrevues qualitatives avec des travailleurs immigrants, immigrés et réfugiés, le concept de " précarité intentionnelle " est avancé pour explorer les stratégies utilisées par l'industrie pour maintenir une main-d'œuvre docile. Cet article apporte trois contributions. Premièrement, nous présentons des comptes-rendus originaux des épidémies de COVID-19 de 2020 dans l'industrie canadienne de conditionnement de la viande du point de vue des travailleurs immigrés et migrants ;deuxièmement, nous démontrons que les travailleurs immigrés et migrants ne sont pas seulement des travailleurs autonomes, mais plutôt des personnes intégrées dans des réseaux de soins et de parenté à la fois locaux et transnationaux ;et troisièmement, nous dévoilons la relation tendue entre les travailleurs immigrés et migrants, leurs familles et les environnements de travail sales, difficiles, dangereux (3D) et, pendant le COVID-19, mortels. Nous postulons que les familles agissent comme un tampon contre le travail en 3D en offrant protection et assistance en temps de crise, comme les épidémies de COVID-19 dans les abattoirs. Pourtant, l'obligation de subvenir aux besoins de la famille est souvent la raison principale pour laquelle les travailleurs acceptent un emploi dans l'industrie de la viande.Alternate :In Canada, the meatpacking industry relies heavily on a workforce comprised of racialized migrants and immigrants, many of whom are former refugees. In the spring of 2020, the industry saw devastating COVID-19 outbreaks leading to hundreds of infections, numerous fatalities and plant closures in Southern Alberta. Based on findings from a community-university research partnership, the intersections of immigration status and the conditions of work faced by im/migrant-refugee workers are analyzed in the Alberta meatpacking industry. Drawing on 225 survey responses and 17 qualitative interviews with im/migrant and refugee workers, the concept of 'intentional precarity' is advanced to explore the strategies that the industry uses to maintain a docile workforce. This paper makes three contributions. First, we present original accounts of the 2020 COVID-19 outbreaks in Canadian meatpacking from the perspective of im/migrant workers;second, we demonstrate that im/migrant workers are not just autonomous labourers, but rather people embedded in caring and kin networks that are both local and transnational;and third, we unpack the fraught relationship between im/migrant workers, their families and the dirty, difficult, dangerous (3D) - and, during COVID-19, deadly - work environments. We argue that families act as a buffer against 3D work by offering protection and assistance in times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 outbreaks in slaughterhouses. Yet, obligations to support family are also often the primary reason for workers to take jobs in meatpacking in the first place.

Food insecurity and financial aid among university students: pre-Covid-19 scenario of a public university in southeastern Brazil / Insegurança alimentar de estudantes universitários e permanência estudantil: cenário pré-Covid-19 em uma universidade pública no sudeste do Brasil

ABSTRACT: Objective: To estimate the prevalence of food insecurity among beneficiary and non-beneficiary university students of financial aid and associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study, with a probabilistic sample of 100 university students, was conducted at a federal university located on the coastal city of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. The data made it possible to address sociodemographic aspects, food security and food quality markers. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact association test and Mann-Whitney comparisons of means were used to investigate the prevalence of food insecurity between groups and associations with covariables at 5%. Results: The results revealed significant differences between groups. Receiving financial aid was associated with more vulnerability to facing food insecurity: 94% have some level of food insecurity (p=0.001); non-white skin color (p=0.019); overseeing one's own income (p=0.001); the amount of money available to stay at the university (p=0.030). According to food quality markers, both groups often consumed ultra-processed foods (unhealthy quality marker). In contrast, most (92.3%) were concerned with consuming healthy foods. Conclusion: The pre-Covid-19 scenario reveals that despite receiving financial aid, a large part of students faced food insecurity in the three months prior to the study. Therefore, food insecurity should be recognized as a public health concern among university students, and adequate resources should be made available to avoid the occurrence of dropouts and assist in breaking the intergenerational cycle of social exclusion and the human right to food.

RESUMO: Objetivo : Estimar a prevalência de Insegurança Alimentar entre estudantes universitários que recebem ou não Auxílio Permanência Estudantil e fatores associados. Métodos: Estudo transversal exploratório, conduzido com amostra probabilística de 100 estudantes de uma universidade federal brasileira, situada no litoral paulista, na região sudeste do Brasil. Os dados coletados permitiram abordar aspectos sociodemográficos, de segurança alimentar e marcadores de qualidade alimentar. Conduziu-se análises descritivas, teste de associação Exato de Fisher e comparação de médias Mann-Whitney, para descrever a prevalência de insegurança alimentar entre bolsistas e não bolsistas e fatores associados a 5%. Resultados: Os resultados mostram que o grupo de estudantes bolsistas é mais vulnerável e significativamente associado ao enfrentamento da insegurança alimentar - 94% dos bolsistas em algum nível de insegurança alimentar (p=0.001), à não ser branco (p=0.019), ao grau de escolaridade dos pais (p=0.001), a ser o principal responsável pela própria renda (p=0.001) e ao valor disponível para se manter na universidade (p=0.030). Ambos os grupos consomem alimentos ultraprocessados com frequência, por outro lado, a maioria deles (92,3%) se preocupa em consumir alimentos saudáveis. Conclusão: O cenário pré Covid-19, revela que mesmo recebendo o auxílio, a maioria dos universitários enfrentou insegurança alimentar nos 3 meses anteriores à pesquisa. Portanto, a insegurança alimentar deve ser reconhecida como um problema de saúde pública entre universitários, ganhar espaço na agenda pública brasileira e recursos suficientes para evitar a ocorrência da evasão escolar, promovendo a quebra do ciclo intergeracional de exclusão social e o direito humano à alimentação.

Educational Cooperation between Russia and Laos

The objective of the research is to determine the features of educational cooperation between Russia and Laos with a focus on the period since 2010, when the intensification of bilateral political, military and economic ties between Moscow and Vientiane within the framework of a bilateral "strategic partnership" occurred. While preparing the paper, the authors used bilateral agreements concluded between Russia and Laos, materials from official websites of state bodies and universities, publications of Russian ambassadors in Laos, statistical data from the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and materials from news agencies. The paper discusses the legal basis for cooperation, as well as the factors and dynamics of the allocation of scholarships by Rossotrudnichestvo for Lao citizens;analyzes the open statistics of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education regarding the education of students from Laos;cites the cases of interuniversity cooperation between Russia and Laos. The research reached the following conclusions. The legal basis of Russian-Lao relations in the field of education are the 1994 agreement on cultural and scientific cooperation and the protocol on the equivalence of documents on education and academic degrees, signed by the USSR and Laos in 1978. Due to lack of demand in the 2000s the Rossotrudnichestvo's quota for Laos was the minimum. Since 2010, against the background of the deepening of bilateral ties and the growth of the study of the Russian language in Laos, the number of Rossotrudnichestvo scholarships for citizens of Laos has gradually increased, from 15 to 93 for 2022. The statistics of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science based on the reports of universities "VPO-1" shows that, firstly, the vast majority of Lao citizens study at the expense of the Rossotrudnichestvo scholarships. Secondly, a significant increase in the enrollment of students from Laos to Russian universities has been taking place since 2015. Thirdly, in Tomsk, mainly due to admission to Tomsk State University, the largest student diaspora of Laotians in Russia has formed. Fourth, despite the covid pandemic, in 2020 enrollment remained at the same level, but dropped noticeably in 2021. Fifth, there is the problem of successful completion of studies by the students from Laos. For example, in 2017 47 citizens of Laos received Rossotrudnichestvo scholarships for undergraduate programs of Russian universities, and in 2021 only 25 students graduated. The students from Laos require additional support from Russian universities. The most active in interuniversity cooperation between Russia and Laos are regional universities from Vladivostok, Tomsk, Kaluga.

Sports projects in higher education: challenges and adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic

O texto aborda uma situação vivenciada pelo primeiro autor em um programa esportivo de política de esporte federal, cujo objetivo é atender a comunidade universitaria, prioritariamente discentes. O programa em tela consiste em parceria pública entre uma instituição de ensino superior pública e o Ministerio da Cidadania, por intermedio de Termo de Execução Descentralizada. Iniciado em março de 2019, decorridos 12 meses de sua execugao, frente á pandemia mundial da COVID-19 e ao isolamento social, o coordenador do projeto se viu diante da necessidade de tomar decisðes emergenciais. Analisados o contexto, as normas federáis que regulamentam o programa e as questðes pedagógicas relacionadas ao ensino-aprendizagem das práticas corporais o priori, o gestor tinha a convicção de que era apropriado suspender as atividades até o final da pandemia. No entanto, sabia, também, que tinha até outubro de 2020, prorrogável até dezembro de 2022, para cumprir as metas pactuadas. Estava dente, aínda, da incerteza quanto ao tempo necessario de controle da pandemia e de retorno dos atendimentos presenciáis. De tal modo, viu-se frente a alguns dilemas. Deveria solicitar ao órgao concedente a suspensäo do programa? Deveria consultá-lo sobre a possibilidade de elaboração e desenvolvimento de um projeto adaptado por meio de videoaulas de práticas corporais via ferramentas remotas? Entre a consulta ao órgao concedente e sua manifestação, deveria suspender ou manter o pagamento das bolsas aos recursos humanos sem que estivessem desenvolvendo alguma atividade? Deveria manter o pagamento das bolsas e atribuir atividades alternativas a serem desenvolvidas até manifestação do órgao concedente?Alternate :El caso aborda la situación vivida por el autor en un programa deportivo de la Política Federal de Deportes cuyo objetivo es la atención a la comunidad universitaria, principalmente a estudiantes. El programa en cuestión consiste en una alianza pública entre una institución de educación superior pública y el Ministerio de Ciudadanía a través de un Acuerdo de Ejecución Descentralizada. Iniciado en marzo de 2019, doce meses después de su implementáción, ante la pandemia mundial de COVID-19 y el aislamiento social, el coordinador del proyecto se enfrentó a la necesidad de tomar decisiones de emergencia. Tras analizar el contexto, las normas federales que regulan el programa y las cuestiones pedagógicas relacionadas con la enseñanza-aprendizaje de las prácticas corporales, o priori, el gestor tenía la convicción de que era adecuado suspender las actividades hasta el final de la pandemia. Por otro lado, sabía que el plazo para cumplir con los objetivos acordados vencía en octubre de 2020 y era prorrogable hasta diciembre de 2022, Asimismo, era consciente de la incertidumbre de cuándo se controlaría la pandemia y volvería a producirse la asistencia presencial. De esa manera, se enfrentó a algunos dilemas. ¿Debería pedir al organismo otorgante que suspenda el programa? ¿Debería consultarlo sobre la posibilidad de elaborar y desarrollar un proyecto adaptado a través de videoclases sobre prácticas corporales mediante herramientas remotas? Entre la consulta al organismo otorgante y su manifestación, ¿debería suspender o mantener el pago de becas a Recursos Humanos sin que realizaran ninguna actividad? ¿Debería mantener el pago de becas y asignar actividades alternativas a desarrollar hasta que el organismo otorgante se manifestara?Alternate :The case addresses the situation experienced by the author in a sports program of the federal sports policy, with a focus on serving the university community, primarily students. The program isa public partnership between a public higher education institution and the Ministry of Citizenship and started in March 2019. Twelvemonths after its implementation, the project coordinator had to make emergency decisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to increase social distancing and reduce contamination. After analyzing the con ext, the program rules established by the federal government, and the pedagogical issues related to teaching-learning of physical activities, the coordinator decided to suspend the activities until the end of the pandemic. The coordinator was aware of the deadline to meet the program's targets - October 2020, which could be extended to December 2022. However, the coordinator could not know when the pandemic would be under control and when the program's face-to-face services would return. Therefore, several dilemmas were faced: should the coordinator ask the granting agency to suspend the program? Should the coordinator consult the agency about the possibility of adapting the program so physical activities could be conducted via remote tools? In the time between consulting the granting agency and obtaining a response, should the coordinator suspend or maintain the payment of scholarships to the personnel even though services were not being provided? Should the program maintain the payments and assign alternative activities until obtianing a response from the granting agency?

A LETTER FROM TMS FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

In the last two years, the TMS Foundation has weathered an unimaginable storm along with the rest of the world. The uncertainty that came with the COVID-19 pandemic left many feeling vulnerable, yet the TMS Foundation has endured these global economic challenges and come out stronger. This perseverance is best demonstrated by the generosity of their donors. In 2021, a total of 348 individuals raised $168,048 to increase awards for early career professionals, expand the TMS Family Care Grants program, and reinstate the Presidential Scholarship. Sixty of those donors joined the TMS Foundation family with their first gift. During the 2021 year-end appeal campaign alone, which ran from October through the end of December, a total of $79,924 was raised for a stronger future. Overall, support for the TMS technical division scholarships as well as the Young Leaders Professional Development Awards grew, along with unrestricted donations to the Foundation. And 2021 saw an increase of 56 donors from 2020.

Recognition

The evaluation is based on three data sources: a nationwide online survey in which hospital managers and maternity healthcare professionals (e.g., neonatal care providers and OB/GYNs) were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals;medical key performance indicator data relevant to maternity care (e.g., a hospital's rate of cesarean births);and patient satisfaction data (e.g., how patients rated a hospital's medical staff for responsiveness and communication). V Thundermist NP Fellowship programs gain national accreditation WEST WARWICK - Thundermist Health Center achieved national accreditation of its Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program. The accreditation will further our efforts in developing our program's ability to support achieving outstanding clinical quality outcomes, address social determinants of health and health inequity amongst the populations we serve. " "Since 2015, Thundermist Health Center trained 20 primary care Nurse Practitioner Fellows and 10 psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Fellows," said MILAGROS COLON PILLA, Program Manager, Nurse Practitioner Fellowships.

Helping Academically Talented STEM Students with Financial Need Succeed

This Research to Practice Full Paper presents the experiences and lessons learned from five programs that provide financial awards and a holistic student support structure to lowincome, academically talented students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This report synthesizes the experiences of a diverse set of institutions, both public and private, that vary in size and geographic location. We have experience supporting students from a range of disciplines with an emphasis on students studying Computer Science. The goals of this work are to (1) outline the decisions that must be considered when designing a financial award program;(2) describe the interventions we have implemented and underline the institutional contexts that have led to their success;(3) describe the unique challenges posed by the COVID pandemic;and (4) highlight key elements necessary for successful program implementation. We specifically discuss the challenges we have encountered when implementing existing best practices. We report observations and results, some of which buttress those reported in the literature. Our work is intended to serve as a guide for educators who wish to implement programs to support students from financially disadvantaged and/or historically marginalized groups. By sharing our experiences and pain points, we hope to make it easier for them to design and implement effective programs adapted to their institutional needs and contexts.

Answering the Call (for Proposals): Moving Toward Justice in Postsecondary Philanthropy

As postsecondary grantmaking foundations make sense of recent sociopolitical crises, including inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic;attention to the Movement for Black Lives following the summer 2020 uprisings;and more openly racialized politics, they have been catalyzed to reconsider their racial equity commitments. Grantmakers are expanding beyond their historically white-dominated networks for knowledge and expertise on where to channel their influence toward transforming postsecondary education. These grantmakers are also reflecting on avenues to shift their grant dollars to funnel more funds to BIPOC-led and community-embedded recipient organizations. Without internal and external accountability to harness lessons of the last 2 years, grantmakers (and their grantees) risk returning to status quo practices that effectively entrench racialized hierarchies.

Spanish Pre-Olympic Athletes' Motivations and Barriers to Pursuing Dual Career as a Function of Sociodemographic, Sport and Academic Variables.

The dual career allows elite athletes to attain their maximum competitive and academic performance, but the COVID-19 pandemic hindered their development and changed their perception of the importance given to the sporting and educational environment. For this reason, the aim of the present study was to determine the differences in the motivations and perceived barriers, the importance given to academic qualifications, and the perception of the dual career from a multifactorial perspective, of elite athletes according to sex, type of sport practiced, job performance, time of sports career, type of athlete, and type of scholarship received. A total of 100 student-athletes participated in the research study by completing the "Perceptions of dual career student-athletes" questionnaire. The results showed that athletes from individual modalities (p = 0.012) and those who did not receive any scholarships described more barriers (p < 0.001). In addition, women studied more because they enjoyed it (p = 0.007); athletes from individual modalities studied to work later (p = 0.008); athletes who do not work perceived a greater influence between study and sports performance (p = 0.029); at the beginning and at the best stage of their sports career, a greater influence of academics on performance was perceived (p = 0.016); and athletes who considered themselves professionals, and athletes who did not receive any scholarships (p = 0.025), reported that the conciliation between sports and academic life was difficult (p = 0.034). The results obtained point to the importance of dual career scholarships for student-athletes, as well as the need for the programs implemented for these athletes to consider sex, sport modality or type of scholarship granted.

Pain Medicine Fellowship Video Interviews: A COVID-19 Trend or Here to Stay?

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a shift to a video format for pain medicine fellowship interviews for the 2021-2022 academic year, which represented a major change in the fellowship interview paradigm. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to assess the experience of a video-only format in place of in-person interviews for Pain Medicine fellowship program directors and applicants after the 2020 fellowship interview season to determine the feasibility for continuation beyond COVID-19 travel restrictions. STUDY DESIGN: Survey via Qualtrics. SETTING: Academic pain medicine programs. METHODS: A consortium of program directors converged to discuss methods for determining the effectiveness and future direction of the video format for pain medicine fellowship interviews. Two surveys were formulated, one targeting pain medicine fellowship program directors and the other for candidates interviewing for the year 2021-2022. RESULTS: For applicants, 55 out of 170 responded for a response rate of 32.3%, and for program directors, 38 out of 95 responded for a response rate of 40%. Of the applicants, 45.7% stated that they would prefer video interviews, whereas 27.3% of program directors preferred video interviews. Savings of time and money were the most common reason for preferring video interviews. LIMITATIONS: The number of pain fellowship applicants invited was limited to those who interviewed at a subset of pain fellowships, which may not have been representative of all pain fellow applicants. CONCLUSIONS: The video format for pain medicine fellowship interviews was viewed positively by both candidates and program directors. We suspect that the video format alone or as a part of a hybrid model will become a routine method for the interview process in the future, given its time and cost benefits.

Pi Gamma Mu Presidential Address 2021 Triennial International Convention

In a speech delivered as the presidential address for the 2021 Pi Gamma Triennial International Convention, Heck shares information about the state of the society. He focuses on developments since the 2017 triennial: the Constitution, fiscal issues, membership growth, membership services, conventions, and technology.

Keeping Safe From COVID-19, 2020

In the 2018 series Dreams and Consequences, I navigated the subject of behavioral norms by studying the practices of young people on university campuses. In her artistic practice, Nabulime uses ordinary objects such as soap, sieves, clothing, mirrors, cans, metal parts of cars, and other found materials to address specific social issues related to disease, gender, and the environment. Nabulime has been awarded numerous fellowships, including the Commonwealth Fellowship Award (UK, 1997, 2012), Robert Sterling Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center (USA, 2011), African Stones Talk Sculpture Symposium (Kenya, 2011), British Academy International Visiting Fellowship (UK, 2009 and 2008, and a Residency Award by Mind Power Projects at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and Living Classrooms in Baltimore, Maryland (2015).

From Students to Seasoned Professionals – North Carolina Section of ITE

The North Carolina Section of ITE (NCSITE) believes that student engagement is key to the success of the organization, and strives to maintain a strong connection with its Student Chapters at North Carolina A&T University (NC A&T), North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill). UNC Chapel Hill was brought on most recently as a way to continue NCSITE's effort to diversify the technical content to be more inclusive of transportation planning. Through partnerships with the University and NCSITE's board, UNC was added as a Student Chapter and, at the same time, NCSITE began offering Certification Maintenance (CM) credits.

From the Editor

Two major casualties to our programme have been the loss of the annual wreath-laying ceremony in Westminster Abbey and the Fellowships London Conference: both of these had a special significance in this 150th anniversary of Dickenss death (which we mark in this issue). Notwithstanding the outbreaks of strident nationalism in various parts of the world, this Covid pandemic has had the paradoxical effect of reinforcing the sense of a close global community almost in inverse ratio to its necessary impositions of physical and social aloofness. When Dickens met his audience in person for the last time, at his final reading, he promised them that after he had left the public stage he would be back with them, in their private homes, as an invisible presence to accompany the 'new series of readings' of his fictional worlds.

The Plausible Research Strategies and Tools for Organic Chemists in the Hibernating Stage of Their Pre-PhD

It has been observed that there is an increase in the number of candidates applying for the PhD course (organic chemistry in the present context) as compared to the number of seats available in general all over the globe. This creates a queue and waiting for the scholars to access the chemical laboratory and the mentor at the same time, leading to a break in their career for a couple of months (years in some cases). The present article sheds some light on the possible research strategies for organic chemists in their early developing stage of the pre-PhD based on availability and unavailability of the laboratory.

The Role of Nutrition in Mental and Brain Health Across the Life Course

Globally, rates of common mental disorders, like depression, and neurological disorders, like dementia, are significant causes of disability. Since the pandemic onset, there have been 53 million new cases of depression globally. 1 In the United States alone, deaths owing to dementia and Alzheimer's disease have increased by 16% during this time.2 The onset and trajectory of mental and brain disorders are influenced by numerous exposures across the life course, one of which is nutrition. [...]Yung et al. present evidence for the role of diet in the development of depression during the vulnerable periods of childhood and adolescence and provide strategies to help mental health clinicians address diet as part of their practice with youth. [...]Young et al. focus on ways adults with depression can improve their diet quality in mental health settings by harnessing digital health platforms and offer practical advice from their pilot program.

BJET editorial 2022

The article reflects on the status of the "British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET)" amid the continued global disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics include the difficulty in securing reviewers faced by the journal during the pandemic, a significant increase in its impact factor in the new year 2022, and information on its one-year BJET Early Career International Fellowship.