Building Resilient Communities

Has the pandemic stressed you out? Want to learn the self-soothing skills of Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience directly from the author, Dr. Carolyn Curtis? Good news! The Dibble Institute has received generous funding for scholarships to the online, full 12-lesson series, Mind Matters Now . The course helps teachers, social workers, medical professionals, and others manage their stress by building resilience skills and practices for mental well-being. (CEUs are...

“Education rehabilitation,” said Fitz Hill, Jones’ predecessor as president of Arkansas Baptist, 2006-16. “That’s what we do. “Rarely do we get a student from a recruitment fair. We get students because of a teacher, a pastor, a coach, a counselor or a parole officer.” Despite its roller-coaster financial track record, Arkansas Baptist maintains loyal boosters from the local business community. Bill Dillard III, senior vice president at Dillard’s Inc., has been a supporter of Arkansas...

Truth commissions have become a common means through which societies address histories of violence and repression. Some have suggested that they could be useful in promoting racial reconciliation in the United States. Usually, truth commissions are established during transitions to peace and/or democracy, such as 1990s South Africa. Increasingly, though, truth commissions are being established years after transitions. This talk will offer a critical perspective on what such a body might...