If it is Tuesday, it is time for Tuesday Topics.

College of Nursing and Health Professions hosts "Tuesday Topics," an informal, regularly designated space designed to connect faculty, students and staff and help grow the interprofessional community within the College. "Tuesday Topics" include sessions promoting CNHP's research initiatives, sharing scholarship on issues relevant to healthcare and providing guidance on best practices in research and education. "Tuesday Topics" are open to all faculty, students and staff in CNHP, as well as to our alumni and community partners. Not every session is for everyone, but if the topic appeals to you, please sign-up to join us.

"Tuesday Topics" are generally held Tuesdays throughout each 10-week quarter of the academic year. Participants can join in person or via live webcast.

Times may vary. Register to receive the specific zoom link and passcode.

Having trouble accessing a zoom link? Write to TuesdayTopics@drexel.edu for assistance.

Upcoming Events

The Good Joke: Humor as Interpersonal Power

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 • 12–1 p.m.
HSB 11E51 or via Zoom

Jokes are never just jokes. They shape belonging, test boundaries, regulate status and teach us what kinds of discomfort can be laughed off. This presentation explores humor as an embodied form of interpersonal power through which connection, consent, complicity, exclusion and harm are rehearsed and normalized. We'll consider what a good joke (and free laughter) sounds like, feels like and makes possible in everyday work and close relationships.

Presenter:

• Deepa Sai Avula, LMHC, BC-DMT (she/her), PhD Student, Research Fellow, Couple and Family Therapy

Presented by the Board of Culture, Climate and Belonging.

Register

For past Tuesday Topics events, please visit our YouTube Channel.