Tara D. Hudson
@tarahudsonphd
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#HigherEd scholar, traveler, runner, cat mom. Associate Professor at @KentState @KentStateEHHS. Proud 2x graduate of @NCSUHigherEd. All views are my own.
Kent, OH
Joined November 2014
In our new article (available open access!), @ANRockenbach and I explore how campus environments and experiences influence college students’ friendships across social boundaries.
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Please pass along to college students you work with! @ANRockenbach and I are recruiting participants for a study of close college friendships across political differences. We're seeking participants at colleges and universities across the U.S.
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Honored to join the Center's 2024-2025 Fellows! @ANRockenbach and I will be exploring stories of college students’ interpartisan friendships, translating our findings into a toolkit to support democratic learning and reduce campus polarization.
Congratulations! The Center is excited to announce the selection of our newest class of fellows. Over the course of the next year, these Fellows will conduct research related to dialogue, civic engagement, free expression and diversity.
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In our new article, @ANRockenbach and I examine college students' interpartisan friendships and how college educators can support the development of these relationships that may open a path toward empathy and healing in our polarized society. https://t.co/BNB4lVxfrU
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Recent evidence suggests that only about 1 in 5 U.S. adults has a friend on the political “other side” (Dunn, 2020). Although these interpartisan friendships ar...
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Today's Chronicle of Higher Education features the research on boundary-crossing friendships that @ANRockenbach, @MattJMayhewPhD, and I recently published, focusing on how college educators and administrators can foster these friendships on their campuses.
chronicle.com
Campus spaces and programs that nudge connections among students from different groups can knock down barriers and create healthier environments.
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Attention higher ed scholars - we're seeking a colleague at the assistant or associate level for a tenure-track position at Kent State University! Direct questions to me or @CJPPhD . Review of applications begins Jan 14. https://t.co/GXjzbZsQyi (position 998437)
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Come hear me and @ANRockenbach talk about our worldview friendships research!
Drs. @ANRockenbach and @tarahudsonphd will be joining us for a webinar on Nov. 6 to dive deeper into the findings from the latest @IDEALSresearch report, "Friendships Matter." Register today to reserve your spot!
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@ANRockenbach, @kevinsinger0, @GordonMaples, @tarahudsonphd, and @MattJMayhewPhD wrote about the new @IDEALSresearch report in an article for @RealClearRelig. Check it out:
realclearreligion.org
Friendship, a concept that is often innocuous, has been an unexpectedly hot-button issue this past week, thanks to Ellen DeGeneres and George W. Bush’s public outing to a football game. Friendsh
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New piece on the Friendship Report by @GordonMaples @kevinsinger0 @ANRockenbach @tarahudsonphd @MattJMayhewPhD! Please Share!
The @IDEALSresearch has a new report out about the friendships of college students. They find that students establishing friendship with people who have different worldviews generate a ton of positive downstream effects. https://t.co/U5TsTFlpqv
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So happy to see our research documenting the educational and societal importance of friendships across worldview differences getting national attention! @MattJMayhewPhD @ANRockenbach @IDEALSresearch
Dr. Tara Hudson, assistant professor of higher education administration, played a lead role in authoring new research report "Friendships Matter," illustrating the power of friendships across religious lines to break down prejudice and build appreciation:
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I'm honored and excited to serve as PI on a $1 million grant recently awarded to Kent State to improve bachelor's degree completion rates by creating seamless transfer pathways and enhanced student supports with three of our excellent OH community colleges.
For Ohio students looking for a path to Kent State from a two-year college, that journey will soon become easier thanks to a grant awarded to collaborate with three community colleges to streamline the transfer process. Read more:
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FLA’s Dr. Tara Hudson recently collaborated with colleagues from the University of @notredame and @NorthwesternU at the @aacu Network for Academic Renewal to promote global student learning. #EHHSFLA #InternationalEducationWeek
https://t.co/cAE6adv9Mt
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Can summer service-learning foster students' perspective transformation on understanding of social justice?
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Why I, and all educators should, welcome and encourage college students' current political activism:
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Yes, AAC&U! A college education should be about much more than just getting a job:
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Want to change perceptions of Muslims? Support students of all beliefs https://t.co/8ezppU99p1 via @US_Conversation
theconversation.com
Research indicates that only 46% of students believe Muslims are accepted on campus. But the same research points to ways to change how Muslims are perceived by Americans generally.
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Thanks for coming to my session @lilmissfoodie! Let me know if you want to chat about it more!
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So honored to be in the company of such phenomenal scholars!
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Thank you @SonjaArdoin @NCState_HEA! I couldn't have done it without being surrounded by truly phenomenal colleagues like you!
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Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week to my fellow postdocs! #NPAW2015
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