Eastern Michigan University professor's loss fuels passion to create compassionate classrooms with grant
Backed by a $50,000 grant from the Flinn Foundation , Flowers is leading the charge to create an environment where students feel secure, supported, and understood.
- Backed by a $50,000 grant from the Flinn Foundation , Flowers is leading the charge to create an environment where students feel secure, supported, and understood.
- Viewing this as a crisis, Flowers has taken a public health approach, establishing a campus-wide task force called "Building a Community of Caring."
- Emerson Storlie, an EMU graduate student who advocates for creating compassionate classrooms, said it's important students are also seen as individuals.
- The compassionate classrooms initiative is highlighted in a recent episode of the University's podcast series, "Enlighten U."