The Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities, in collaboration with the Office of Disability Services, invites you to join us for an engaging and reflective program featuring Dr. Brooke Paradise (they/them) — My Brain: The Best & Worst Part of Me: Creating Neuro-Inclusive Spaces Across Campus on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the Livingston Student Center, Room 202.

With so many of our students and colleagues identifying as neurodivergent, living on the Autism spectrum, or sharing the need for more intentional care in learning and work environments, this event invites us to deepen our collective understanding of how to create inclusive and thriving spaces for all.

Event Schedule

📍 Livingston Student Center, Room 202

🕙 10:00–11:30 a.m. – Faculty & Staff Session (refreshments provided)
🍽️ 12:00–1:30 p.m. – Student Lunch and Learn

Join Dr. Brooke Paradise, Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Inclusion and Engagement at Skidmore College, for an insightful, real-talk session on embracing neurodiversity in higher education. Drawing from original research with 100+ higher-ed professionals, Dr. Paradise explores how neurodivergent brains bring creativity, empathy, and innovation—while also navigating barriers in communication, structure, and belonging.

Through practical strategies like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and flexible engagement, participants will leave with tangible ways to foster care, inclusion, and collaboration within their departments, classrooms, and teams.

➡️ Register Here: go.rutgers.edu/mybrain 

This program is open to all Rutgers faculty, staff, and students.

Let’s come together to build a more understanding, inclusive, and compassionate Rutgers.
 

Please call 802-272-1098 or email bparadise@skidmore.edu if you have questions or wish to request accommodations for this event. 
 

The event is part of Disability Awareness Month.