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The Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology is a tapestry of people with fascinating stories to tell. Individually and collectively, faculty, staff, students and alumni are led to improve lives, create change and help those outside

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    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    She started at a school where no one wanted to work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 25:55


    Education leader Antoinette Miranda built a career of advocacy by making her own challenges, and others', her personal mission. She's not about to stop now. Transcript available. Get news and guest insights by subscribing to the Inspire Podcast Newsletter. Read more about the career of Antoinette Miranda.

    Parenting teens: Navigating the untidy, unplugged and unpredictable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 23:00


    In a fast-paced, complex world, has the rulebook for raising adolescents been rewritten? Link to transcript.

    Finding joy when you don't feel it

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 21:54


    You know this elusive emotion when you feel it, and especially when you don't. Learn ways to rethink and cultivate joy, even in the tough times   Link to transcript

    Screen time for young kids: What are growing minds missing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 25:13


    Overuse of media devices might impact white matter in developing brains, research shows. But it's less about screens and more about the interactions that young children aren't receiving.    Link to transcript

    American history: Having another déjà vu moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 24:26


    Repeating cycles in the United States could serve as lessons for a better future, if we first recognize them.   Link to transcript

    Americans are having fewer babies. Experts consider why

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 27:42


    Birth rates are declining. Ohio State researchers study possible reasons, economic solutions and discuss the scrutiny of another aspect of reproductive choice   Link to transcript

    Can educators warm up to AI? Experts weigh in

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 29:11


    Chatbot technology can boost learning motivation and student engagement. But first, educators must put parameters in place.   Link to transcript

    Hidden harm: Investigating elder abuse around us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 29:08


    America is aging. How does mistreatment of our oldest members reflect our ageist attitudes? Research indicates how to fight the least-recognized form of abuse.    Link to transcript

    For Latines, better education starts with a book

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 31:44


    In America's schools, Latine children make up nearly a third of students. Are we teaching them in ways that ensure their future, and ours? Latine literature shows a path forward.   Link to transcript 

    The psychology of scamming: How fraudsters hijack your brain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 25:05


    If you think you can't be duped by internet and phone scammers, you're the victim they're looking for. Here's how fraudsters get inside your head and swindle people who think they can't be “had.” Link to transcript

    Debunking myths about co-opted reading science

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 30:23


    Researchers who conduct "science of reading" push back on the idea that teaching phonics alone will cure America's literacy problems. Comprehension is the next big hurdle.   Link to transcript here

    Why curious minds need to know

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 29:59


    Driven by curiosity, young children recall details that adults miss. Why exploration is critical for learning and innovation, but in excess could lead to social turmoil Credits: YouTube, Stanford; YouTube, DC Public Library; WXIA-TV; Woody Guthrie; video by Lindsay Rice  Link to transcript    

    Turning back the tide on Black youth suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 30:22


    Once rare, Black youth suicide spiked in recent years. Indigenous youth have struggled with the trend for decades. Can instilling community and culture reverse a heartbreaking phenomenon for us all?   Link to transcript Read Theory into Practice: Homeplace and Black Joy in K-12 Education. Also, see tips on suicide prevention.

    A new you: How exercise impacts mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 26:42


    Science is now uncovering the myriad ways that exercise impacts the brain. For less stress, improved cognition and a “feel-better” effect, there's nothing quite like movement to boost mental health.   Link to transcript   Read expert tips on how best to stick with your exercise routine.

    The Ohio State Inspire podcast trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 2:19


    The monthly Inspire Podcast asks Ohio State's Education and Human Ecology experts — and everyday heroes — about the issues that people encounter in life: mental and physical health, inequity, lifelong learning, raising and teaching children.  To discover why ... and why not? Because hidden in our dilemmas and most complex problems are exquisite solutions. 

    Getting schooled through hip-hop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 28:49


    The provocative and high-powered music genre that turned 50 this year can be used to teach almost anything — if you first embrace its cultural relevance    Listen to playlists of hip-hop songs recommended by Assistant Professor Jason Rawls and Professor Elaine Richardson, and those that appear in this episode: ⁠YouTube or Spotify Credits: GloRilla, FSG Rell, Naz, Elaine Richardson, Kendrick Lamar, Skepta feat. JME, Megan Thee Stallion, feat. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, Ray Wimley, Sa-Roc, Flau'Jae, Mumu Fresh, James Brown, Grandmaster Funk, C Psylince and Talib Kweli.  Link to transcript

    The book ban battleground

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 31:24


    Young people need stories that reflect their lives, experts say. Using censorship to deny that representation can have dangerous consequences.   Link to transcript. Read a National Council of Teachers of English article about continuing efforts to preserve intellectual freedom.

    Stories of overcoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 25:28


    Noah and Asho scaled incredible obstacles just to make it to college. Somehow, they never gave up. How two students beat the odds, and the people who helped them believe in possibilities.   Link to transcript

    Beautiful and terrifying, awe moves us outside ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 33:34


    One elusive emotion reveals that individuals aren't the center of the universe. Then, it makes us feel calmer, more connected and happier Link to transcript   See a playlist of songs that Education and Human Ecology faculty and staff find awe-inspiring, or read why listeners like the selections and watch the music videos. Photo by Marek Piwnicki

    The science behind picky eating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 25:54


    Why do some people — especially kids — piddle with, wince at and despise the very foods that science tells us are most healthful? Here's how to get finicky types to give meatloaf and other 'yucky' foods a chance   Link to transcript

    Let's talk about sex (education)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 31:12


    Students say they're learning about sex from a variety of places — but not where they should be. There's a better way to teach American youth, researchers say Caution: This podcast episode mentions suicide.  Read about Ohio State research detailing questions middle-schoolers asked about sex.   Link to episode transcript

    Religious faith is diversity, too. Higher ed should embrace it

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 28:28


    College students shape and strengthen their beliefs by interacting with peers from different faith backgrounds. That's a very good thing, research shows.  Click here to see a list of Ohio State University prayer and meditation spaces. Link to transcript and notes

    Student mental health: A crisis years in the making

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 22:24


    Hope. School belongingness. More trained professionals. We know how to fix the mental health challenges facing American youth. So why aren't more schools putting those strategies to work? Credits: CBS News; National Public Radio Notes: Partnering with Families to Support Mental Health: Research-based Strategies for Educators by the College of Education and Human Ecology's Center on Education and Training Employment. Click through to tables of evidence-based protective factors, proven to help youth navigate mental health challenges.    Link to transcript

    Gen Z's thrifting ninjas save cash, help the planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 27:26


    Young consumers mean serious business when they shop resale, and their eclectic, eco-minded style is anything but cliché. Ohio State students and Fashion Retail Studies faculty offer tips for scoring big in thrift stores.  2023 Fashion Production Association Show    Link to transcript

    Love matters: Kindness, belonging might just save us

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 30:59


    Science quantifies the need for love, caring relationships and belonging. It could be the cure to a hurting world. But who knew that giving a little kindness could also heal the giver? Link to transcript

    Athletes who lead the charge for civil rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 23:55


    Sports have for decades been a platform for social activism. Today, athletes from the WNBA to college campuses are speaking out more than ever against the injustice they and others face.   Link to transcript   Credits: BBC TV, NBA on TNT, CNN, TIME, 12News KPNX-TV, Ohio State football, History, Democracy Now!, NBC, ABC, Gatorade, USA Today, NPR.

    When the school bus stops coming: Young adults with IDDs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 25:01


    Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities face an uncertain future when they graduate from high school. How can families and individuals navigate the next steps? Experts and adults with IDDs weigh in. Materials contained within this podcast are copyrighted property of The Ohio State University.   Link to transcript

    Going deep — and wide — into lifelong learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 29:29


    What Jeopardy championships and educational psychologists say about smart thinking, and how almost anyone can achieve deep and meaningful learning   Link to transcript

    Smart boards and handguns: Ohio teachers gear up for class

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 26:51


    A revised Ohio gun law arms teachers after 24 hours of training. Education researchers see unintended consequences and better ways to stop school shootings. Intro music by Cooper Caffrey Link to transcript

    How to talk to kids about race

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 24:08


    Conversations about race are tough. How adults handle them can change the way kids see each other. Experts offer tips to handle hard questions and empower kids to know their worth. Learn more about cdave.ehe.osu.edu   Link to transcript

    Why we put off dealing with procrastination

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 29:31


    You tell yourself it can wait until tomorrow — that you work best under pressure. That's a lie.  Procrastination is self-sabotage, researchers say, and it's easier to correct than you think.   Link to transcript

    Cutting edge: Changing ideas about sustainable fashion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 25:35


    The clothing we buy is putting a strain on the environment. Can innovators restyle an industry to remake and redo, rather than do more harm? A researcher and a forward-thinking designer share their vision.   Link to Transcript

    Dying to learn: Anxiety in aftermath of Uvalde shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 26:22


    The day after a gunman killed 21 in Texas, millions of parents nervously returned kids to school. How will adults — and kids — deal with their fear when summer break ends?   Transcript of Dying to Learn

    Stolen from her tribe, now she's fighting back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 27:20


    Adopted by a white family at 18 months, Sandy White Hawk lost her family, her heritage and her compass. Now she's partnering with an Ohio State researcher to show the impact of adoption on Native children and to save the law that could have saved her. Warning: This episode contains mentions of sexual abuse and suicide.   Link to transcript here.

    Teachers are calling it quits. It's time for a reset

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 30:54


    Surveys indicate record numbers of teachers will quit their jobs. But COVID didn't create the crisis, they say. It's been building for some time.   Link to transcript available here.

    Parenting students: The ‘invisible' population on campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 23:14


    More than one in five American college students are also parents. They struggle to find belonging, flexibility and resources in higher education. But they are not giving up.   Link to transcript here.

    The making of an academic phenom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 27:31


    Her research centers Black women and girls in education. But few people expected a girl from East Saint Louis to become what Lori Patton Davis has.   Link to transcript here

    When kids come out: How parents and schools tip the balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 24:35


    The response families, teachers and friends give to LBGTQ+ youth follows them throughout their lives. The consequences couldn't be higher.   View transcript     NEWS SOUNDBITES SOURCE: WBNS 10TV, News&Observer, NBCWashington, FOX43, NYPOST - FOX NEWS, Fox News, KDSK News

    LGBTQ students: Authentic and daring to be free

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 23:38


    Students who identify as LGBTQ want the same things their classmates enjoy. The space to learn. Not to be “othered.” How can higher education take allyship to the next level? Link to transcript Materials contained within this podcast are copyrighted property of The Ohio State University.

    International students: ‘The worst year but the best year'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 21:58


    Ohio State students from China to Syria navigate education, isolation and fear during a pandemic that impacts them in different ways     Link to Transcript

    Black English is fire, even in class

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 26:02


    Too fly. Fire. Dope. So much of American expression comes straight from Black English, a.k.a. African American Vernacular English. But you won't find this colorful and dynamic language taught in schools. Ohio State education researchers say Black students need their language heritage to finally be validated.    View transcript   X - 2018 Kendrick Lamar (featuring ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi); TikTok audio - cstreetblvd; Wade in the Water - 2002, Blind Boys of Alabama; Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) at Grand Rapids Community College; We Must Learn - 1989 KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions 'Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop'; Thieves in the Night - 1998, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Black Star

    Grappling with the Land Grant truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 31:15


    Ohio State Professor Stephen Gavazzi learned a painful truth about Land Grant Universities — just after his book on the subject went to press. Now he's working with a team of Ohio State researchers to find a path to healing harm done to indigenous tribes when they lost lands to fund the university through the Morrill Act of 1862. Webinar link: https://go.osu.edu/landgranttruth   Link to transcript

    History's echo chamber: Teaching perspectives to stop destructive patterns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 23:33


    Haven't we been here before? From racial protests to children separated from parents to political polarization, America has faced it before. Faculty who prepare social studies teachers weigh in on the way we learn history and how we don't need to be destined to repeat it.   View transcript     Image credit "2017.03.07 #MuslimBan 2.0 Protest, Washington, DC USA 00772" by tedeytan is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0​​​​​​​    

    Onward: Building diversity on American campuses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 22:20


    As college students, they struggled against a system that often made them feel inadequate. Now Ohio State leaders, Ayanna Howard, James Moore and Don Pope-Davis are creating change and showing how everyone benefits from diversity on campus.   Click here for transcript

    Missed genius: When gifted students are overlooked

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 27:32


    A Black boy from Brooklyn flew under the radar in American schools. Now he's a professor and researcher of underrepresentation in gifted education. How many others are left behind?   Find transcript here

    Not your model minority: Asian students speak out

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 22:33


    Attacks on Asians and Asian Americans have escalated, but students at Ohio State University are not taking it sitting down. Asian American and Pacific Islander students and faculty speak up, shedding light on 150 years of oppression.     Click here for a transcript of this podcast.

    Schooled in racial bias: Unraveling harm in K-12 education

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 15:50


    Disparities in discipline and academics have for decades hurt students of color. Now communities are ending the silence about racism in K-12 education. We talk to scholars and educators about addressing a history of wrongdoing toward marginalized students.   Click here for transcript

    A couture dress in a thrift store, a story about race

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 17:18


    A thrift store debutante gown turns out to be a creation by Ann Lowe, the first Black designer and maker of Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress. Behind the exquisite stitchery, a tale of race and daunting odds.   Click here for transcript.  See the dress in our YouTube Premier event.  

    Racial Reckoning: Black students tell their stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 20:07


    Five Black Ohio State students tell the shocking stories of racism they've endured, and how "emotionally exhausting" being young and Black in America can be. How educators can help, and how these students intend to turn the tide through education.   Transcript available here.          

    Fighting hunger through science

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 24:47


    She grew up sheltered from poverty in her comfortable home in Ghana. But when Irene Hatsu came face-to-face with extreme hunger, she decided to do something about it. At Ohio State, the associate professor of nutrition teams up with a top researcher to help a vulnerable population in novel ways.

    Year of upheaval and innovation: 1968

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 28:15


    Michael Allen came to Ohio State in the late '60s expecting to study under leading experts in human engineering. Instead, he pioneered computer-based educational technology at the university, commanding the attention of IBM, Apple and other technology heavy-weights.

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