Student Votes, Student Voices This is a compilation of video essays by students in EXPOS 20: The 2020 Election and American Democracy. As an Engaged Scholarship Expos Course, this course challenged students to make connections, start conversations, and find their own ways to get involved in the action. This video essay was produced by the students…Continue Reading EXPOS 20: The 2020 Election and American Democracy, Part II
Harvard undergraduates may be learning remotely this fall, but they will have many opportunities to connect with community groups and schools in the Greater Boston area through the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship. Engaged scholarship courses allow students to explore and cultivate community connections through language, film, data analysis, political activism, and community-inspired arts. Instructors have…Continue Reading 20 fall courses that cultivate community connections
Dr. Manja Klemenčič is an Associate Senior Lecturer on Sociology. She teaches the MPES engaged scholarship course “Sociology 1130: Student Leadership and Service in Higher Education.” Dr. Klemenčič has received numerous teaching and advising awards. “In the classroom and in her many written works, Klemenčič continues to argue for the large role that students play…Continue Reading Faculty Spotlight: Manja Klemenčič
Dr. Walter Johnson is the Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies. He teaches MPES engaged scholarship courses including “History 13C: St. Louis from Lewis and Clark to Michael Brown.” He is a founding member of the Commonwealth Project, which brings together academics, artists, and activists in an effort to…Continue Reading Faculty Spotlight: Walter Johnson
To start each Justice in Housing class meeting, two students shared a reflection paper about their service related to people experiencing housing insecurity. Some students wrestled with how to implement just policies at Harvard Square’s student-run homeless shelters. Others examined the “Not In My Backyard” attitudes in their hometowns regarding affordable housing and homeless services….Continue Reading Natalie Swartz ’20
Nonhuman animals play a major role in the lives of human animals. Yet, their contribution and impact is often ignored or understudied due to anthropocentric norms that are embedded in human systems and institutions. This course is an introduction to animals and politics through an interdisciplinary lens, drawing on political science, psychology, philosophy, sociology, and…Continue Reading EXPOS 20: Animals and Politics
