Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Action: A Columbia Faculty Panel

Classrooms often serve as microcosms of larger society, and it is no surprise that instructors across Columbia University, and higher education more broadly, have reimagined their own pedagogical approaches with a lens toward inclusivity, equity, and anti-racism. Please join the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and the Center for Teaching and Learning in a discussion with Columbia University faculty who are engaging with anti-racist pedagogies in their classes. During this 90-minute panel discussion, five instructors will share how they enact anti-racist pedagogies in their courses and then take questions from the audience. Please feel welcome to submit your questions ahead of the panel by using this form.

Meet the Panelists 

• Nicholas Bock, Lecturer in the Discipline of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Tugce Bilgin, Lecturer in Frontiers of Science Fellows Program
• Latish Hanson, Assistant Professor of Nursing at the Columbia University Irving Medical Campus (CUIMC)
• Matthea Marquart, Assistant Dean of Online Education and Senior Adjunct Lecturer at Columbia’s School of Social Work (CSSW)
• Rochelle Mendonca, Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy program in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Campus (CUIMC)

Some questions that panelists will consider include:

• How has your pedagogy changed and evolved taking this anti-racist pedagogical stance? What does that look like for you and your students? What motivated you to make this change? 
• How have you made decisions about enacting anti-racist pedagogical values in ways that are disciplinary-appropriate? What has that process looked like?
• How have students responded to your pedagogical approach? Have you faced challenges or resistance? If so, how have you navigated that? 
• What kinds of personal and professional development have you participated in while developing your anti-racist pedagogical practice? What advice might you have for faculty looking to strengthen their own practices?

Learn more about the event and the panelists on this webpage.

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