Special issue of Public focuses on Mass Incarceration

wagnerwJuly 28, 2020Leave a comment

Imagining America announces a special issue of Public: A Journal of Imagining America, Beyond Mass Incarceration: New Horizons of Liberation and Freedom edited by Dr. Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas.

This issue includes principles and practices, case studies and resources, and a gallery. It opens with an editorial letter by Cuevas, Prisons and the Practice of Reimagined Futures, where she tells a story where she asks her race and prison class to reimagine allocation of funds from the California prison system to practices that would make communities feel safe and secure.

Imagining America is an association of artists and scholars in public life.

IDHE Releases Statement on Campus Action and Racial Injustice

wagnerwJuly 28, 2020July 28, 2020Leave a comment

The Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) at Tufts has released, a statement on Campus Action and Racial Injustice.The statement includes a list of links to campus actions, pledges, and resources to help shape a more just and inclusive democracy.

Rodham Institute Speaker Series: Community Resilience an Approach to Health Equity

wagnerwJuly 28, 2020Leave a comment

Join this excellent panel on July 28th, 6pm

A strong nation is only as strong as its communities. In these trying times, it is important that we come together to learn how we can be resilient in the face of adversity. Our esteemed panelists include Dr. Wendy Ellis and Mr. Calvin Smith.

Webinar: Creating Epistemic and Community Coalitions

wagnerwJuly 28, 2020Leave a comment

Thanks to Phyllis Ryder for sharing this opportunity. The Coalition for Community Writing is hosting a webinar series. Next Monday, August 3, and Wednesday, August 5, join Drs. Iris D. Ruiz and Brian Hendrickson in their two-day webinar, Creating Epistemic and Community Coalitions.

August 3 and 5, 12-2:00pm

In light of the current moment of racial violence, civil unrest, and uncertainty about the future of higher education, this webinar provides space for conversation and concrete action steps. Register for the webinar here.

Coalition for Community Writing members receive a registration discount.

Your registration fee helps pay webinar facilitators.

Resource on Activism in the College Classroom

wagnerwJuly 28, 2020Leave a comment

Scott Myers-Lipton is well known in the community engaged scholarship field for his San Jose State University courses that engage students in organizing and activism. His textbook, Change! A Student Guide to Social Action is a recommended read.

This week he also shared this 30-minute documentary about his work, called Walk the Walk.

"Walk the Walk shows how Social Action can be done in the college classroom. I have found that professors and staff don't teach Social Action because they are not sure how to. By watching three campaigns over a 12-year period, Walk the Walk gives them real-life examples on how to, and it will also inspire students who want to bring about community change."

- Robert Hackett, President, Bonner Foundation

GivePulse Webinar on e-Service-Learning

wagnerwJuly 28, 2020July 28, 2020Leave a comment

e-Service-Learning: Best Practices and Shared Experiences

Thursday, July 30, 2020
noon-1pm

...continue reading "GivePulse Webinar on e-Service-Learning"

Demonstration Census Data

wagnerwJuly 28, 2020Leave a comment

Thanks to Ivy Ken, Department of Sociology for sharing this source of data for research and teaching students how to analyze data related to communities. Their latest demonstration data release allows researchers to view 2010 data in the Census Bureau's newly proposed framework. The aim of this project is to, enable, "a broad range of users to investigate and provide feedback about the quality of data produced by different DAS versions before the Census Bureau makes final design decisions for publishing 2020 data."

"The IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides free online access to summary statistics and GIS files for U.S. censuses and other nationwide surveys from 1790 through the present."

Risk Management: Campus Compact Webinar and Resources

wagnerwJuly 16, 2020July 28, 2020Leave a comment

Message from Campus Compact:

Given the great level of interest we had in our risk management webinar, we have decided to create a knowledge hub of resources. We are currently doing a call for resources related to risk management and community engagement. If your institution has guidelines that you would like to share with us, waiver forms, or other sorts of resources please submit them to Campus Compact via the form link below. Our hope is that this space will be a source of collective knowledge building and sharing. We look forward to reviewing and sharing the submissions.

https://forms.gle/fffXeer9W5xpGqEv5

A recording of the webinar is available on our website and YouTube channel.

Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning: Virtual Annual Meeting

wagnerwJuly 10, 2020July 28, 2020Leave a comment

The Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) invites you to participate in its virtual Annual Meeting in July 2020. It is free and open to everyone.

The conference sessions will be shared over the course of the month of July, to be viewed asynchronously.

Visit the AAEEBL website to learn more about the event.

What's new and different:

Learn: AAEEBL has taken four original conference themes -- portfolio pedagogy, digital ethics, engaging campus stakeholders, and high impact practices -- and turned them into four weeks of asynchronous and synchronous events. Every live session will be recorded.
Apply: Each week's activities are designed to support faculty as they move from learning about a topic to putting those concepts into action. Live 'playshops' will support participants at every level of experience.
Share: Each week AAEEBL will curate a gallery of resources, tools and strategies shared by the community during synchronous discussions and an asynchronous 'collaboratory.'

Educating for Democratic Justice: New Resource from the AAC&U

wagnerwJuly 8, 2020July 28, 2020Leave a comment

The Association of American Colleges and Universities has recently launched a new webpage listing resource links. Educating for Democratic Justice: Civic Teaching Online, Anti-Racism Resources, and Assessment.

The resource is created, "for members of higher education committed to engaged, participatory, collective civic learning through differences worried that moving all learning online would diminish the transformative learning possible as well as offering resources on anti-racism, a dimension of civic learning and democratic engagement, and key assessments for civic and diversity learning."

This page offers some beginning steps in three areas: online civic engagement strategies in the time of COVID-19; anti-racism resources; and ways to assess student civic learning.

AACU Webinar June 9th: What Now? Planning for the Future of Higher Education in the Wake of the Pandemic

wagnerwJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020Leave a comment

Free Webinar, June 9th, 2-3pm (the webinar will be recorded)

"Fresh off a spring semester dominated by upheaval and uncertainty, we all must now prepare for an unpredictable fall semester and beyond. Moderated by AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella, this virtual roundtable will explore a range of possible scenarios that could further upend admissions, curricula, and staffing. National experts and campus leaders will discuss the future of online learning, share ideas for supporting students and closing equity gaps, and offer advice for articulating the value of higher education as colleges and universities continue to adjust in the wake of COVID-19."

...continue reading "AACU Webinar June 9th: What Now? Planning for the Future of Higher Education in the Wake of the Pandemic"

Resource for Instructors: Campus Compact Summer Webinar Series

wagnerwJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020Leave a comment

The Campus Compact webinar series is back for Summer 2020 with a special series focused on the needs of campuses as they think about how to prepare for the Fall semester in light of COVID-19.

Webinars touch on topics like online service-learning, partnerships, and risk management. Each session will include a 30-minute breakout group to discuss these topics with colleagues from across the country, share insights, and ask questions. Join us.

For more information and to register.

...continue reading "Resource for Instructors: Campus Compact Summer Webinar Series"

Local Community Summit, June 11th: Rising to What this Moment Demands of Us

wagnerwJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020Leave a comment

Join DMV leaders to engage and share insights on the possibility for greater collaboration across the region. Regional leaders will discern what this moment demands of us to make DMV more racially equitable.

Thursday, June 11^th | 12p – 2p
https://Zoom.us/join

NOTE: The video call will be interactive. During the call you will have an opportunity to provide feedback and participate in a poll through Slido.com. Additional details will be provided during the call.

CCMA Virtual Discussion Series: Racial Equity Conversation – Don’t Look Away

wagnerwJune 8, 2020June 10, 2020Leave a comment

"Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic is actively committed to leveraging the collective capacity of higher education to co-create an equitable, just society. Please join us for our series of "Community Equity Conversations: Don't Look Away" via Zoom with Carmen Marshall to support our members as we create an open space for listening and put our values of equity and justice into action through reflective discussions."

The first discussion on Wednesday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. will address these questions:

Given the murder of George Floyd and subsequent call to action in the form of protests of racial injustice, what are your personal reflections.
From what you are currently reading and experiencing, what next steps are you taking or planning to take?
What resources and information do you need to help you move forward? Do you have resources you can share with others?

Please register for the call here. Once you are registered you will receive an email with Zoom call details.

Campus Compact Reiterates Recommendations for Higher Education to Challenge Injustice

wagnerwJune 6, 2020June 9, 2020Leave a comment

Campus Compact has issued a call for colleges and universities to take action in pursuit of equal justice, equal opportunity, and equal power for all. They also recommend that colleges and universities examine the circumstances in their own communities and take specific steps consistent with their stated values.

"In 2015, following an earlier wave of protests in response to police violence against African Americans, Campus Compact released a set of recommendations for ways colleges and universities can challenge injustice. Read more about what your campus can do to take action.
Read the recommendations >"