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The Student Counseling Center is open and available for students throughout the year.
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For many students, winter break means taking a much-needed break from school, catching up on some sleep, and traveling home. However, it can also entail a mix of emotions and experiences – happiness, weird family dynamics – and this year, concerns about COVID-19. The Student Counseling Center offers some tips on how to adapt to changing environments over the holiday season. 
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Pacific University resources for election week 2020.
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Guide to practicing Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
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Drop-In Mindfulness workshops are offered every Wednesday at 11 a.m. by the Student Counseling Center.
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Rising from the Margins episode 14 presents Deconstructing the Model Minority Stereotype.
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This week's Rising from the Margins conversation centers on the hidden curriculum in higher education that  poor and working class, first generation students attending higher education. Ways to counter such inequities are explored.
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As a woman of color, the idea of not feeling enough is a constant, sometimes minute to minute battle. In this video, I am going to discuss how the origins of such self-subjugating thoughts are related to White supremacy culture.
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In today’s episode, White Supremacy Work Culture, I am going to talk about how seemingly neutral, natural, and dominant cultural practices support the idea that Whiteness is the supreme standard by which all peoples of culture are measured.

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