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Inspired by Those Who Have Come Before: Paulo Freire and Transformational Education
Inspired by Those Who Have Come Before: Paulo Freire and Transformational Education, by Bonnie Stack, M.Ed. At Southwestern College, the phrase “transformational education or transforming consciousness through education” is used...
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The Importance of Marketing in Private Practice: Lessons from My Journey, By Kam Monroe, MA, LPCC
Marketing often feels like a daunting word for many in the helping professions. When I started my private practice, I was focused on creating a safe, welcoming space for my...
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Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership interview with Dr. Enid LaGesse
Dr. Enid LaGesse, founding faculty member in the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership (VPRL) PhD program at Southwestern College (SWC), sits down with VPRL Founder and Director, Dr. Ann Filemyr,...
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Into Becoming: My First Term as a Doctoral Student at Southwestern College, Zahra Indigo Rønlov, VPRL PhD Student
Sometimes an opportunity appears and without even knowing all the details a big YES from the heart arises. This is what happened when I first became aware of the Visionary...
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The Joy of Mentoring Doctoral Students by Dawn Wink, PhD
As a Faculty Mentor in the transdisciplinary Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership (VPRL) PhD program at Southwestern College, I bring the experience of 20 years in higher education in mostly...
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Learning with Nature, by Nena Martinez Anaya, Doctoral Student
In the Visionary Practice & Regenerative Leadership PhD Program at Southwestern College, we understand the natural world and more-than-human beings are partners in our learning. Of course, nature is not...
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PhD First Residency: Encounters of the VPRL kind by Vlad Rebek
A small passenger van's tires slowly bite into the dusty desert road, leading into a ranch off of the main scenic road, appropriately called Ghost Ranch. We are about...
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“Follow the Path – A Doctoral Student Begins her Journey”
In September 2024 the Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership PhD Program held its annual Fall Residency welcoming its third cohort. A hallmark of the program and all graduate programs...
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Videos of PhD Students and Faculty
President Ann Filemyr participated in The Heart of Nature Summit on April 19, 2024. This video is her interview and covers the values of Southwestern College, the purpose of the...