Join the webinar. Presented by Natasha Warikoo Lenore Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Tufts University In this talk, Natasha Warikoo, PhD, EdM, will review the history of affirmative action in college admissions as well as arguments made for and against it. She will discuss how and why Asian Americans became part […]
June 14, 1964, was one of the greatest days in Springfield College history. That was the day when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the College’s commencement address. Taking place at the height of his fame and the height of the Civil Rights Movement, it also happened in a remarkable context. That included both pressure from […]
Presented by Stephanie R. Logan, EdD Stephanie R. Logan, EdD, is an associate professor of elementary and multicultural education and chair of the Department of Education at Springfield College. Logan received her Doctorate of Education from Morgan State University in 2009. She is a former elementary school teacher and a former elementary and middle school […]
This workshop will provide an overview of the three most common graduate research methodologies and writing practices: theoretical, qualitative, and quantitative. We will examine how each methodology works to contribute something new to a larger conversation on a topic. Click for more information and the Zoom link: Graduate Writing Workshop
This workshop will provide an overview of the three most common graduate research methodologies and writing practices: theoretical, qualitative, and quantitative. We will examine how each methodology works to contribute something new to a larger conversation on a topic. Click for more information and the Zoom link: Graduate Writing Workshop
We plan to bring together an interdisciplinary team of academicians, community organizers, elected officials, community-based organizations, and families with lived experience to provide leadership in the identification of targeted solutions to systemic problems affecting the Latino family at varying points across the child welfare continuum. Our keynote speaker, Edward W. Caisse III, Unit Director at […]
The Religion and Philosophy Spring Forum sponsored by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences presents it's second speaker, Professor Lloyd Barba, who will speak on "Making a Refuge of Resistance: A History of the U.S. Sanctuary Movement" on Monday March 18th. The talk will take place in Marsh Memorial Chapel during the Monday common […]
Photo by Maria Stenzel. Presented by Lloyd Barba, PhD Assistant Professor of Religion and Core Faculty in Latinx and Latin American Studies at Amherst College In his presentation, Lloyd Barba will ask: Why have houses of worship long protected migrants from immigration enforcement authorities? Barba’s views are based on his ongoing book projects on the […]
Presented by Anne C. Wheeler, PhD Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric On August 13, 1998, the headline of the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s longest-running gay and lesbian newspaper, read, “No Obits.” The headline marked the fact that for the first time in 17 years, no obituaries were published in the weekly newspaper. This […]
Join us as representatives of AmeriCorps service programs from western Massachusetts come to campus to share opportunities for those seeking full- or part-time employment, or academic internships in the local community. Besides the Springfield College AmeriCorps program, find out about three others: the Literacy Lab, DIAL/SELF, and TerraCorps. In addition, a panel of former and current […]
Presented by Vera Jones, Award-winning TV and Radio Broadcaster, and Motivational Speaker With Gallup reporting a whopping 67% of workers identified as “disengaged” or unhappy at work, organizations are finding greater truth in the adage “they don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” With this impetus, Vera Jones has […]
Presented by Hilary Weaver, DSW (Lakota) Chair of the Council on Social Work Education Board of Directors, President of the Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Educators' Association, and Author Join the Zoom Native Americans have experienced extensive trauma and continue to demonstrate substantial resilience. This presentation will provide an overview of the diverse Indigenous peoples […]
