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Stories featuring Susan Warfield

TheĀ Aspen Postsecondary Success for Parents (PSP) InitiativeĀ is a partnership withĀ Imaginable FuturesĀ and theĀ ECMC FoundationĀ to raise awareness about and share recommendations to better support students who are parents. The PSP Initiative is informed by three groups of experts from across the United States: Parent Advisors, National Advisors, and the Postsecondary Leadership Circle for Parents. The 2020 – …

Introducing the 2020-2021 Ascend PSP National Advisors Read More Ā»

BlogAugust 19, 2020
In the 20 years I have been with the University of Minnesota’s Student Parent HELP Center (SPHC), I have never experienced anything like the parallel traumas of a pandemic and the George Floyd murder. Being in Minneapolis, which has been at the epicenter of the national mourning of George Floyd and resulting social strife, has …

Weathering the Storm with Student Parents: Confronting Racism and COVID-19 in Minnesota Read More Ā»

BlogAugust 12, 2020