You are invited to participate in a program created by Michigan State University's College of Education designed to develop highly effective urban educators and leaders. The Urban Immersion Fellowship is an excellent paid opportunity, offered on a competitive basis, which includes: Seven-week summer fellowship opportunity in the city of Detroit, Michigan Work with Detroit Schools… Read More »
The Unacceptability of Racism in Schools Shaun R. Harper is a Provost Professor in the Rossier School of Education and the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He also is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership, founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, president-elect… Read More »
Learn what it takes to move beyond "ally" and into action Presented by Dr. Alyssa Hadley Dunn, an associate professor of teacher education. She researches urban education and sociocultural and political contexts of urban schools, with a focus on issues of race, justice and equity. She is currently working on her third book, based on… Read More »
Are You Ready for Black Future Month? On Teacher Education, the Black Imagination, and Possible Futures REGISTER HERE In this talk, Professor Marcelle Haddix will guide us in time travel to explore Black-centered remembrances in teaching and teacher education from the past, present and future. What possibilities are we willing to see and cultivate for… Read More »
Join Drs. Terry Flennaugh, Sheneka Williams and Terah Venzant Chambers for a panel discussion entitled, “What IS Urban Education?” The panel will address the scope of the urban education field, the engagement of their research within the larger “urban” education landscape, and their perspectives the future of urban education. Don’t miss this important conversation!
Django Paris is the inaugural James A. and Cherry A. Banks Professor of Multicultural Education and director of the Banks Center for Educational Justice in the College of Education at the University of Washington on Coast Salish homelands. ? His teaching and research focus on centering and sustaining Indigenous, Black, Latinx, Asian and Pacific Islander youth and communities in the context of ongoing resurgence, decolonization,… Read More »
Are you a graduate student who might be interested in enrolling in the Urban Education Graduate Certificate program? Attend this information session on September 26 at 1:00 p.m. located in 133F Erickson Hall. Graduate students in the College of Education have an opportunity to study issues of urban education in greater depth through the Urban… Read More »
Supporting Michigan Black Males with Mindful Teaching Practices This professional development workshop focuses on Mindfulness as both a present and future-oriented Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) strategy rooted in problem-solving. Participants will engage in a unique, art and image-based process to uncover unconscious barriers in a non-confrontational way. Through this self-discovery, attendees will learn how to… Read More »
Interrogating Curricular Choices in Public Schools In this talk, Martinez K’awaika-meh, Laguna Pueblo (she/ella/k’uu), will use a case study involving a class assignment about heritage in September 2024 at a large public school in central New Mexico to highlight the ongoing curricular violence that Indigenous children and racially marginalized children continue to face in contemporary… Read More »
As part of their 2024-25 Urban Education Speaker Series, the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Partnerships will host a webinar on January 21. In this webinar, Pedro Nava will present: "Apoyo as Educational Engagement: Towards a Conceptual Understanding (Im)migrant Farmworking Familial Support in California’s San Joaquin Valley" Register here.
