MASSBAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOSTS CONFERENCE ON TRAUMA AND LEARNING IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

BOSTON, MA (April 18, 2012) – MassBay Community College will host “Trauma and Learning in Post-Secondary Education,” a day-long conference exploring how the issues of trauma – bullying, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans – present themselves and are responded to in the diverse, 21st century college environment. The conference will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., MassBay Community College, 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley Hills, MA. Early research indicates that trauma impacts virtually every aspect of the college