Beyond Inclusion: The Tethering of the College Classroom to a Socially Just Society

Please join us on Thursday, March 2, at 11:30 am in the Healy Family Student Center Social Room for lunch and a talk, Beyond Inclusion: The Tethering of the College Classroom to a Socially Just Society, featuring Dr. Bryan Dewsbury. Please RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Discussion on inclusive teaching are often hamstrung by a hyper focus on course outcomes, ignoring in the process the critical role that college curricula play in helping society become a more just place for all citizens to thrive. In this talk we will discuss the role of equity-minded teaching on preparing students for shaping society, giving examples of the formative practices that can be enacted toward this goal, regardless of the course's disciplinary focus.

Dr. Dewsbury will present his talk 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. followed by roughly 20 minutes of Q&A.

Dr. Dewsbury is the principal investigator of the Science Education and Society Research Program at Florida International University, a fellow at the John N. Gardner Institute, and a co-PI of the Deep Teaching Residency at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His research and work is focused on broader social and equity questions related to discipline-based education research.