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MADNESS AND MAYHEM: CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATIONPresentation by the Educational Studies Senior Seminar

Read Professor Snyder’s op-ed in the Star Tribune.

In this interview with Carleton’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement, Professor Chikkatur talks about the Participatory Action Research Website. This website came about as part of a multi-year, campus-community participatory action research (PAR) collaboration between Carleton College and community members and institutions in Faribault, MN and was funded through a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps).

Check out a video by Healthy Community Initiative that features the RISE program — a program that was developed partly in response to the research done by community teams as part of the participatory action research project in Faribault.

Breakthrough is a national collaborative that comprises 25 sites across the country. Its overall mission is to launch high potential, low-income middle school students on the path to college, while also inspiring talented high school and college students to pursue careers in education.

Read Professor Chikkatur’s recently published piece, titled, Stay in public schools: The anti-racism we need from white families during the pandemic, co-written with Abby Rombalski, in MinnPost. 

Discover the challenging yet rewarding accounts behind teaching literature and writing classes at a Minnesota prison.

Wednesday, November 6th, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Educational Studies Curriculum Library, Willis 114 Guest is Laura Clemens, Associate Director of the Career Center, Carleton College. Refreshments will be available.

Thursday, November 14, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Deborah Appleman will be reading from her book Words No Bars Can Hold. More…