Emily Drabinski, Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz (NYU), and Elvis Bakaitis (Graduate Center) will bring workshop participants into active conversation about a critically engaged, student-centered pedagogy. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on specific examples of transformative learning praxis – moments when they sensed a shift in students’ understanding, and the associated context or framework that lead to […]

What makes a classroom experience transformative? How are Africana Studies faculty fostering a commitment to social justice in their classes? This interactive workshop, organized by Professors Teresa Booker and Crystal Endsley (John Jay College), is designed to survey three components of social justice pedagogy: content, assignment design, and student feedback. Our faculty will showcase examples […]

Please note the times are different for each event: April 21 @ 2 – 3:30 PM and April 29 @ 7 – 9:30 PM Race impacts us daily yet many of us have little awareness of how our cultural “scripts” influence our identity and perceptions of others. This two-part workshop, co-led by Agustin McCarthy and […]