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CNY Educators of Color in Dialogue

STUDY COUNCIL REGIONAL CONVERSATIONS

CNY Educators of Color in Dialogue:
A Six-Week Series

The Syracuse University Study Council and the Intergroup Dialogue Program invite CNY educators of color to participate in a supportive online community. Intergroup dialogue provides a welcoming and intentional space for difficult conversations and healing justice.

Dialogue sessions are held on Mondays during March and April:

·         March 4 | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Via Zoom

·         March 18 | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Via Zoom

·         March 25 | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Via Zoom

·         April 1 | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Via Zoom

·         April 15 | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Via Zoom

·         April 29 | 5-7 p.m. | In-person

Apply Now

*Note: Registration deadline has been extended to Wednesday, February 28

Space is limited.

Teachers and administrators welcome! Participants receive a complimentary book and a School of Education sweatshirt upon completion.

Questions? Contact Leela George at legeorge@syr.edu.

The School of Education is committed to working in partnership with CNY schools and community to support diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Facilitation Team

Photo of Prof. Courtney Mauldin

Courtney Mauldin
is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership. Her scholarly research focuses on amplifying the voices and leadership practices of youth/girls of color with particular attention to how youth perspectives are central to reimagining and transforming K-12 leadership, schools, and communities.

  

Photo of Prof. Gretchen Lopez

Gretchen Lopez
is Associate Professor of Cultural Foundations of Education, faculty director of the interdisciplinary Intergroup Dialogue Program, and affiliated faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies. Her research studies race and critical pedagogy including the experience and impact of social justice education across educational contexts.

Open position for graduate student – program assistant

Open hourly position for a graduate student in the School of Education
Apply by February 23, 2024

Submit CV, cover letter and interests to Professor Gretchen Lopez: gelopez@syr.edu

Announcement for open hourly position for a graduate student in the school of education with the Intergroup Dialogue Program. Apply by February 23, 2024. Submit CV, cover letter and interests to Professor Gretchen Lopez at gelopez@syr.edu. Image includes dark blue background with a block orange S and white and orange text. For more information, feel free to contact IGD faculty director, Gretchen Lopez: gelopez@syr.edu

Program Assistant:
– Up to 10 hours/week @$25/hour
– Begin March 1 (or earlier) through May 31, approximately 3 months
– Support the IGD Team and program including assisting the faculty director, staff, facilitators, and collaborators with curricular, co-curricular, and campus-community based offerings
Responsibilities include office, organizational, and event planning; communications, publicity, and outreach; supporting teaching and research projects
Qualifications:
– Graduate student at Syracuse University, with ability to work independently and collaboratively
– Must have familiarity and/or experiences with practices of social justice education
Preferred:
– Experience with Google workspace, website management, social media; accessible Adobe/Canva design; quantitative and qualitative research software (e.g., SPSS, MAXQDA, NVIVO, Qualtrics); and/or citation management
Hybrid work schedule both at the IGD Program office at 113 Euclid Ave and remotely depending on the activity

Politics of the Body: A co-curricular dialogue offered for Spring 2024

SPRING CO-CURRICULAR DIALOGUE
REGISTRATION OPEN THROUGH FRIDAY 2/16

Politics of the body: A dialogue on fatness & body size
Politics of the body is an intergroup dialogue for undergraduate and graduate students to explore topics related to fatness and fatphobia. The focus of the dialogue is to unpack our relationship to/with fatness and explore how fatphobia, in connection to various other systems of oppression, has caused harm to ourselves and others.

Monday Dates (six sessions): February 19, February 26; March 4, March 18, March 25; April 1

Must be able to attend all of the sessions. Refreshments provided at every session.

Sessions will include interactive exercises around excerpts from texts such as Sonya Renee Taylor’s “The Body is Not An Apology” and Da’shaun Harrisons “Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti Fatness as Anti-Blackness,” and participants will be gifted a set of related books (4-5) at the end of the series.

The dialogue is open to folks of all sides, with a focus on centering the experiences of those who identify as fat (see registration form for more details). Registration is required with a deadline of Friday, February 16.

For more information contact Atiya McGhee (atmcghee@syr.edu) or Linzy Andre (landre@syr.edu).

Orange Dialogue at Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks

Orange Dialogue for Ska-nonh, Peace and Wellness

Friday 2/23 – Sunday 2/25

During this weekend long retreat, participants will come together with an intention to build positive relationships and community by engaging in outdoor recreation and team building activities as well as through facilitated dialogues addressing the needs, concerns, fears and hopes of their present days lives and society. This retreat will focus on Native American / Indigenous cultures and values, with a goal to establish a mutual understanding and trust between Native and non-native students. Our aim is to move towards a more sustainable, just and peaceful world by creating space for Ska-nonh (peace and wellness) within our own lives.

Open and free to SU and ESF Undergraduate Students
Note: Applications are closed and program has reached capacity

Program includes:

  • Round trip travel by charter bus from Syracuse University to the SUNY Cortland Outdoor Education Center on Raquette Lake in the heart of the Adirondack Mountain Park
  • Indoor and outdoor team building and recreation activities including cross country skiing, snowshoeing or hiking (weather dependent), and facilitated dialogue sessions
  • Lodging on Friday and Saturday nights, with meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch
  • Limited to 20 participants, selected based on their application

Funding for this program is provided by the SU/ESF Undergraduate Co-curricular fee

 

New Graduate Course: Ethnic Studies in Education

Image of 15 books laid out in a 3 x 5 grid, showing the different titles and colors of the cover pages. All the titles are related to Ethnic Studies in Education.

 

New Course Announcement

Ethnic Studies in Education
Tuesday 4:00 to 6:45 pm

Register for CFE 600

 

Join Professor Gretchen Lopez, faculty director of the Intergroup Dialogue Program, for “Ethnic Studies in Education” this Spring 2024 semester at Syracuse University

This graduate course, a new offering, will cover:

  • Theories, practices, epistemologies, pedagogies grounded in ethnic studies in education
  • Historical aspects of student and community movements, contemporary struggle for ethnic studies
  • Interdisciplinary research on the significance and impact of ethnic studies for students, educators
  • Key concepts and central questions for anti-racist, decolonizing education
  • Policy and case study examples

Offered through Cultural Foundations of Education [CFE], School of Education, and open to students from across programs & colleges [Ph.D., Master’s, CAS]

For more information, email: gelopez@syr.edu

Politics of the body: Fatphobia and body talk

New co-curricular dialogue offered Fall 2023

Join us for a six (6) session, co-curricular, Intergroup Dialogue series for undergraduate and graduate students. 

The focus of the dialogue is to unpack our relationship to/with fatness and explore how fatphobia, in connection to various other systems of oppression, has caused harm to ourselves and others.  This dialogue is open to folks of all sizes, with a focus on centering the experiences of those who identify as fat. 

Politics of the Body: Fatphobia and Body Talk is supported by the Intergroup Dialogue program and sponsored by the School of Education Joan N. Burstyn Collaborative Research grant. The dialogue is co-facilitated by Atiya McGhee, Ph.D. Student in the Cultural Foundations of Education program, and Linzy Andre, Ph.D. Candidate in Counseling and Counselor Education.  

Registration Required by Friday, Oct. 13th 

Politics of the Body: Fatphobia and Body Talk FlyerText Reads: Politics of the Body Fatphobia and Body Talk. Politics of the body is an intergroup dialogue for undergraduate and graduate students to explore topics related to fatness and fatphobia. The focus of the dialogue is to unpack our relationship to/with fatness and explore how fatphobia, in connection to various other systems of oppression, has caused harm to ourselves and others. This dialogue is open to folks of all sizes, with a focus on centering the experiences of those who identify as fat. Registration Required. Deadline: Friday, October 13th. Dates (all Tuesdays) October 17, October 24, October 31, November 7, November 14, and November 28. The time is 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in person. You must be able to attend at least 4 of the 6 sessions. Refreshments provided. Image of a QR Code. For more information contact Atiya McGhee (atmcghee@syr.edu) or Linzy Andre (landre@syr.edu).  

 When: Every Tuesday from 3:00pm to 4:30pm starting Oct. 27th until Nov. 28th (except Nov. 21st).  

Where: In Person, Location to Be Decided 

Requirements: Must be able to attend at least 4 out of the 6 sessions

Masks are encouraged. If interested, please register as space is limited (click here to register). 

For questions or more information, please contact Atiya McGhee (atmcghee@syr.edu) or Linzy Andre (landre@syr.edu). 

 

Educators of Color Dialogue 2023 – accepting applications

Announcing the CNY Educators of Color Dialogue for 2023

Announcement for Educators of Color Dialogue 2023 including dates for dialogue sessions, photos of facilitators Courtney Mauldin and Easton Davis and link to application. This information is also provided in the text of this webpage. After a successful and meaningful pilot of a dynamic dialogue bringing together regional educators of color, based in local school districts, the Syracuse University Study Council and the Intergroup Dialogue Program are offering a second Educators of Color Dialogue to take place on Mondays from February 27 through Monday, May 1, 2023.

Six sessions will take place, from 4:30 to 6 pm online, on the following dates: 2/27, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1

These sessions will be facilitated again by the team of Professor Courtney Mauldin and Easton Davis, from the School of Education and Intergroup Dialogue Program. Interested educators may apply to participate in the Educators of Color Dialogue through this link. Applications are due by January 20, 2023.

For further information or with any questions, please contact the facilitators, Dr. Courtney Mauldin (ccmauldi@syr.edu) or Easton Davis (edavis13@syr.edu).

We are excited about this collaborative work with local educators!

In keeping with the Syracuse University School of Education’s mission and vision, we are committed to working in partnership with CNY schools and community to support diversity, equity, and inclusion and to build transformative experiences for educators and students.

“Learning and living together under the Great Law of Peace”

Syracuse University Building Interfaith America Grant (2022-23)

In the Spring of 2022, several members of the SU community received a grant from Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC). Led by Diane Schenandoah of the Barnes Center, Diane Swords of the Intergroup Dialogue Program, chaplains from Hendricks Chapel, and others from various departments of the University, this grant supported four Witness to Injustice (WTI) experiential workshops and an April dialogue that allowed participants to reflect on the experience and suggest next steps. Witness to Injustice is a unique and powerful two-to-three-hour interactive group teaching tool. It uses participatory education to foster truth, understanding, and respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the part of the world now known as the United States; especially in the territory stewarded by people of the Onondaga Nation and other Haudenosaunee peoples. The spring events generated ideas for continuing these projects into the 2022-23 academic year.  

“The time for healing is upon us as human beings. Our spiritual and societal health as a whole has come to a precipice. Our love of one another needs to be brought to the forefront of our consciousness.” These words by Diane Schenandoah, Faithkeeper of the Oneida Nation Wolf Clan and Honwadiyenawa’sek (One Who Helps Them) at Syracuse University’s Barnes Center, continue to inspire further efforts to share wisdom, spirituality, and history of the Haudenosaunee. 

Towards this, a second grant funded by IFYC’s successor organization Interfaith America is supporting the current year’s initiative which involves three activities: a ten-minute video for first-year students that was shown during SU new student orientation; at least two more WTI events; and trips for members of our SU community to the Skä•noñh – Great Law of Peace Center about 6 miles from campus. A core commitment of this year’s activities is to engage SU administrators in participating in and promoting these events and efforts.

  • Facilitation team for the Witness to Injustice Exercise at Syracuse University

    The Witness to Injustice / KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ at Syracuse University is facilitated by a team made up of citizens of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and non-native allies from Syracuse Peace Council’s Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation Committee (NOON). The most recent WTI exercise took place at Hendricks Chapel on November 4.

  • The video, “Where Are Your Feet,” introduces students, staff, and faculty to the reality that we are all visitors here, inhabiting land with a very long history, and to a people indigenous to that land. The video remains available for showing and is being developed further this year.
  • The Skä•noñh – Great Law of Peace Center is a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Heritage Center focused on telling the story of the native peoples of central New York. This third piece of the project includes providing transportation for students and other SU community members to experience Haudenosaunee spirituality, culture, and history.

Schenandoah writes, “Our confederacy formed under the principles of the Great Laws of Peace and is the oldest participatory democracy on Earth. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy’s constitution was the model for the American Constitution. Our unique governmental principles blend our natural laws and spiritual laws together. This is essential to our foundation, along with the duties to care for and make all decisions based upon the highest good of the coming seven generations. Spirituality is a central part of our lives, and we are related to all living beings and have been given the duty to care for and nurture one another.”  

Fall Social for CNY Educators of Color Dialogue group members

Announcement with multi-colored flower border that includes this text: You are invited to a fall social. Join the Educators of Color Dialogue Group of our Fall Social where we will meet and mingle + discuss our future dialogue + online community space for Educators of Color in Central New York. Salt City Market, 484 S. Salina St., 11/4 at 5 pm

CNY Educators of Color who participated in last year’s dialogue offered by The SOE Study Council and the Intergroup Dialogue Program met for a Fall Social in November at the Salt City Market. In addition to the opportunity for re-connection, participants discussed future dialogue and virtual community space for educators of color based in Central New York. An announcement will be shared in Spring 2023 for the next offering of this important local dialogue. For more information, feel free to reach out to Professor Courtney Mauldin or Intergroup Dialogue facilitator Easton Davis.

Community conversation with Anya Stanger ’15 on Incarcerated Resistance

Join a Community Conversation with Anya Stanger, Ph.D. ’15 on her recently published book, “Incarcerated resistance: How identity, gender, and privilege shape the experience of America’s nonviolent activists” (2022).

PRISON WITNESS: HOW IDENTITY MATTERS IN THE EXPERIENCE OF RESISTANCE

November 1, 4-5:30 pm, at the Women’s Info Center
601 Allen St., Syracuse NY

Anya Stanger earned her doctorate at Syracuse University in 2015. She now teaches Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology at Sierra College, and Conflict Studies at Syracuse University. Co-sponsors include Social Science PhD Program, PARCC, Intergroup Dialogue Program, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

For more information on this event, contact Diane Swords (drswords@syr.edu).