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Webinar: Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations in Public Scholarship

The Coalition of Urban & Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is hosting its final MUJ Dialogue Series webinar of the spring on Tuesday, June 18, from 3-3:45 p.m. ET. This session, titled "Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations," focuses on public scholarship for innovative practice and epistemic justice in higher education.

To participate, GW faculty and administrators can register for the webinar using the provided link. The discussion will feature guest editors and authors from a recent issue of Metropolitan Universities journal, exploring critical conversations in community engagement through the lens of epistemic justice.

The webinar will be moderated by Patrick Green, editor of Metropolitan Universities, and includes panelists from various institutions:
- Jennifer Britton, Drexel University
- Matthew Durington, Towson University
- Katherine Feely, John Carroll University
- Tami Moore, Oklahoma State University–Tulsa
- Jamilah Ducar, University of Pittsburgh

This event is part of CUMU's ongoing virtual programming and is open to all interested participants. The discussion stems from a recent Metropolitan Universities journal issue, developed in collaboration with the Place-Based Justice Network, which examines the role of higher education institutions in fostering epistemic justice.