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The University Innovation Fellows team from Shaw University includes (left to right) Louichard Benjamin, Marc Brown, Janell Odom and Tamara Wood, plus faculty champion Dr. Vonda Reed, who is the director of the Shaw University Center for Teaching and Learning.

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Kudos for University Innovation Fellows Team from Shaw University

RALEIGH — An article by the University Innovation Fellows (UIF) team from Shaw University was selected for a blog post by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school). Right now, Shaw University’s UIF team was just one of three HBCUs included in the blog.

The University Innovation Fellows team from Shaw University includes (left to right) Louichard Benjamin, Marc Brown, Janell Odom and Tamara Wood, plus faculty champion Dr. Vonda Reed, who is the director of the Shaw University Center for Teaching and Learning.

The Shaw University UIF team includes fellows Louichard Benjamin, Marc Brown, Janell Odom and Tamara Wood, plus faculty champion Dr. Vonda Reed, who is the director of the Shaw University Center for Teaching and Learning.

The article, “Breaking the Taboo for a Better You: How Shaw University is Prioritizing Mental Health Care and Wellness,” was initially published in “Change Forward: Visions and Voices of Higher Education’s Future 2022-2023,” a Stanford University journal. The recognition not only demonstrates the relevance and significance of the topic but also reflects the positive impact Shaw University is having through promoting mental health and wellness in its ecosystem.

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