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A Pair of WJC Alums Take Pride in Working with the LGBTQIA+ Population
On the eve of Pride Month, six students from the William James College class of 2024 received rainbow-colored cords to honor their completion of the LGBTQIA+ Studies Concentration. The timing of the May 29 celebration was no accident: In 1999, on the 30th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the federal government first recognized Gay & Lesbian Pride Month; since then, the Pride moniker—like the flag—has evolved to include more and more marginalized groups. The new tradition of rainbow cord distribution, conceived of to recognize what has become a burgeoning area of study on campus, was more than apropos: Since last June, when Colleen Deely became the first student to graduate with a concentration in LGBTQIA+ Studies, the cohort has grown exponentially to include one Clinical PsyD and five Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduates—a figure that’s poised to double come fall.
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Leveling the Mental Health Counseling Racial Playing Field
We can no longer afford the lack of diversity in mental health counseling
Parkland: A Call for Gun Control
Like many of you, the tragic events in Parkland Florida remain. It is beyond frustrating to witness another episode of needless destruction of innocents in this country. There really are no words to offer, this time, that do not seem empty.
William James College Promotes Jason Kaplan to Director of the Doctoral Program in School Psychology
Kaplan began with William James College in 2011 as an adjunct professor
WJC In Action: Students Volunteered at Local High School
Six Scholars from the Black Mental Health Graduate Academy at William James College volunteered to engage students at Urban Science Academy (USA) in conversations
William James College to Host "Red Monster" Film Screening and Panel Discussion to Honor Black History Month
Film and subsequent panel session to explore the impact of psychological trauma on the lives of young men of color
Mental Illness and Communities of Color
Mental illness has been found to be frequently stigmatized in the African-American community. William James College student and Coordinator of the Black Mental Health Graduate Academy, Samuel Kwame Dance, sat down with WGBH as a guest on their Basic Black segment to discuss the importance of creating...
William James College Announces New Sonya Kurzweil Grant Program
$10,000 donation will support students choosing to do their doctoral projects on topics related to the mental health needs of children
Rethinking Fear
It's all about perspective
Students, Faculty and Community Explore Diversity Through Art and Conversation
It’s one thing to talk about diversity; quite another to put it into practice. William James knows how to do both as demonstrated by several events the
Traffickers have many ways to keep victims hidden in plain sight
In honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Dr. Paola Contreras, lead researcher at our Human Trafficking Community Research Hub, submitted
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