Town Hall Meeting - Inclusivity in the Classroom

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Lisa McLean
Lisa McLean
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Molly Tepper
Molly Tepper
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Paul Snodgrass
Paul Snodgrass
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Jay Moon
Karina Korostelina
Karina Korostelina
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Kwaw G. de Graft- Johnson
Town Hall Meeting - Inclusivity in the Classroom
Event Date:

December 9, 2015 6:30pm through 8:30pm

Event Location: Metropolitan Building, Conference Room 5183
Past Event
Event Type: Event

 

In light of recent student protests on issues of social inclusion and race at campuses across the country, we feel we are at a turning point, and that GMU, and S-CAR specifically, have an opportunity to learn from these critiques and respond to them in our classrooms. S-CAR students and faculty are united in their commitment to address complex social issues globally. To do this, we need education and training that reflects a diversity of voices, epistemological approaches, paradigms and lenses. Help us shape the trajectory of the S-CAR program by joining us for this important conversation. 

To discuss how we might proactively respond to these issues, we would like to invite you to join us for a Town Hall Meeting at S-CAR on December 9th at 6:30 pm. This discussion will be an opportunity to add your voice to the forthcoming curriculum changes at both the Master's and PhD levels. Our goal is to produce an open letter to S-CAR faculty, to be presented before the next faculty board meeting on December 16th, that outlines concerns, suggestions and expectations related to issues of inclusion (gender, race, religion, sexuality etc.) as a guideline for changes we would like to see reflected in course syllabi. 
 
Since this is an extraordinarily busy time of year for everyone, we offer some questions below for reflection prior to the discussion in order to make the meeting as focused and effective as possible. We will circulate an agenda as we get closer to the event. If you are unable to join us on December 9th, but would like to provide feedback on these important issues, we have created the following link for you to add your voice.  click here!  
 
This meeting was initiated by a group of PhD Students and is designed to be an inclusive student led discussion.
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