The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series Bold and nuanced, Ginwright's talk inspires a fresh and exciting view of social change. Ginwright blends his years of research with colorful and touching examples of how teachers and community leaders reclaim matters of the heart to create lasting change in challenging urban neighborhoods. He vividly […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series The Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Memorial Fund Lecture Despite growing concerns in recent years over the plight of queer students in American schools, efforts to make schools more responsive to the needs of queer youth continue to fall short of queer-inclusive sexual health education. […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series The internet, computer games, social networking, mobile communications. Young people today are growing up in a digital world that presents both opportunities and problems for educators. Yet amid excited claims about digital creativity and panics about online safety, there has been very little attention to the […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series Grounded in her work with teen girls in Atlanta, Georgia, Chelsea Jackson Roberts, Ph.D., E-RYT, shares the findings of her qualitative research focused on yoga, literature, and the ways in which embodied practices support critical literacy development. Committed to understanding both the individual and collective benefits […]
Abandoned by his birth parents and unable to speak for himself, DJ Savarese ("Deej") found not only a loving family but also a life in words, which he types on a tect-to-voice synthesizer. As he makes his way through high school and dreams of college, he confronts the terrors of his past, obstacles to inclusion, […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series The Lynn D. and John L. Kreischer TELL Scholars Lecture Urban schools are experiencing increasing numbers of students from immigrant & refugee backgrounds. Students of color, those with disabilities, and English language learners are all at an increased risk in relation to the school-to-prison pipeline. Academically […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series Keiko Ogura is the official a-bomb storyteller for the city of Hiroshima and has spent decades traveling Japan and the world telling others about her experience and promoting nuclear nonproliferation. She was 8 years old when the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and she is one […]
Presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center A Syracuse Symposium Event, 2017-2018 Theme: Belonging The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series The Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Lecture Series Lambda Award winning queer disabled Sri Lankan/Irish femme writer and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha will share new work and performance pieces from […]
Presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center A Syracuse Symposium Event, 2017-2018 Theme: Belonging The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series Come learn about disability justice--a movement building framework centering the leadership of Black and brown, queer and trans and other disabled folks marginalized within mainstream movements. We'll talk about disability and accessibility […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series in partnership with the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition In her book Justice on Both Sides: Transforming Education Through Restorative Justice, Winn asserts that four pedagogical stances: History Matters; Race Matters; Justice Matters; and Language Matters are essential for learning communities to engage in […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series At the core of teaching is cultivating and nurturing relationships. This simple human approach has the potential to transform students’ lives. This method of teaching is intended to create safe, productive learning environments where academic excellence thrives. As compassion thrives in the classroom, so does learning. […]
The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series Co-Sponsored by the University Lectures In this talk, Bettina Love will discuss the struggles and the possibilities of committing ourselves to an abolitionist goal of educational freedom and intersectional justice, so we all can move beyond what she calls the educational survival complex. Abolitionist Teaching is […]
Join us for a discussion with Black SOE alumni about school and community leadership, how needs and strategies have changed due to the pandemic, and how we can continue to support all students through leadership. Live captioning provided. Part of the 2020 Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series: Leading in Precarious Times. Our Panel Cerri […]
A two-day conversation on issues of race, disability, and justice in the policing of bodies in communities and schools. Bringing together national experts, community activists, and local stakeholders, this event centers transformational, citizen-led reform of policing and public safety through critical dialogue and practice. Presented by The Lender Center for Social Justice, The Center on […]
Touching on refugee status, class, and race, Bao Phi discusses becoming a writer, poet, and, later in life, a father and author of children’s literature. He will also share excerpts and images from his award-winning children’s books. Born in Vietnam, raised in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis, Bao Phi is a Vietnamese American Minnesotan and […]