SOC 8390: Race & Politics in 21st Century America is a new graduate course that will be taught spring 2011 by Professor Enid Logan on Fridays from 11:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. In this seminar, students will explore the changing dimensions of the social construct of "race" in the contemporary United States.
SOC 8390: Race & Politics in 21st Century America
See flyer below for more info:
Graduate Race Class Sp11.pdf
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Community Organizing Careers Available to U of M graduate students and alums
DART is now accepting applications for the 2011 DART Organizers Institute -- a paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. After years of research into best practices, experimentation, evaluation, and refinement, the Organizers Institute has become THE elite field school in the training of grassroots community organizers in the country. The 7-day classroom orientation and 15-week infield training start in July 2011. Application deadline: December 20, 2010.
Community Organizing Careers Available to U of M graduate students and alums
Low-moderate income communities across the country are feeling the bite of the recession that began in December 2007. Cutbacks in human services and education, layoffs and persistent unemployment, home foreclosures, increased youth violence, predatory lending, and other serious issues are day-to-day realities for many. Now is the time for a new generation of community organizers to step up, unite people, and transform our communities. DART is recruiting and training that new generation.
DART is now accepting applications for the 2011 DART Organizers Institute -- a paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. After years of research into best practices, experimentation, evaluation, and refinement, the Organizers Institute has become THE elite field school in the training of grassroots community organizers in the country.
Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:
* Entering a community
* Identifying and training local leaders
* Strategic planning and issue cutting
* Relationship and community building
* Direct Action on community issues
* Fundraising
The DART Center has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:
* Education reform in low-performing public schools
* Job Creation
* Criminal Recidivism
* Predatory Lending
* Affordable Housing
* Wage Theft
The DART Organizers Institute combines a 7-day classroom orientation with 15 weeks of infield training at a local grassroots organization and in-field training site. Organizer Trainees are provided with a cost of living stipend and travel. Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART during the seven-day classroom training. After successful completion of the program, DART will place graduates into permanent full-time salaried positions. DART is a 501(c)(3) organization, therefore, employees of the DART Network are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness under the recently enacted College Cost Reduction and Access Act.
The 7-day classroom orientation and 15-week infield training start in July 2011. Training locations and permanent placements will include cities in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and Florida.
Although it may be helpful, no direct experience is necessary. Organizer Trainees (OTs) hired to participate in the DART Organizers Institute must demonstrate a desire to pursue community organizing as a long-term professional career.Prior to the start of training on July 10, 2011, candidates must have completed a master's degree, JD, or equivalent professional experience. Also, candidates must have proven capacity to build relationships of trust, create and execute a plan, feel comfortable working with religious institutions, demonstrate disciplined thought and action, and work in a team setting. OTs must also have access to a car during training and be flexible regarding relocation. Fluency in Spanish/English is a plus and people of color are encouraged to apply.
The national application deadline is December 20, 2010. To apply or find out more about DART, contact: Erica Horton at erica@thedartcenter.org or (785) 841-2680. Also, you can download the application or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.
Community Organizing Careers Available to U of M graduate students and alums
Low-moderate income communities across the country are feeling the bite of the recession that began in December 2007. Cutbacks in human services and education, layoffs and persistent unemployment, home foreclosures, increased youth violence, predatory lending, and other serious issues are day-to-day realities for many. Now is the time for a new generation of community organizers to step up, unite people, and transform our communities. DART is recruiting and training that new generation.
DART is now accepting applications for the 2011 DART Organizers Institute -- a paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. After years of research into best practices, experimentation, evaluation, and refinement, the Organizers Institute has become THE elite field school in the training of grassroots community organizers in the country.
Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:
* Entering a community
* Identifying and training local leaders
* Strategic planning and issue cutting
* Relationship and community building
* Direct Action on community issues
* Fundraising
The DART Center has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:
* Education reform in low-performing public schools
* Job Creation
* Criminal Recidivism
* Predatory Lending
* Affordable Housing
* Wage Theft
The DART Organizers Institute combines a 7-day classroom orientation with 15 weeks of infield training at a local grassroots organization and in-field training site. Organizer Trainees are provided with a cost of living stipend and travel. Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART during the seven-day classroom training. After successful completion of the program, DART will place graduates into permanent full-time salaried positions. DART is a 501(c)(3) organization, therefore, employees of the DART Network are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness under the recently enacted College Cost Reduction and Access Act.
The 7-day classroom orientation and 15-week infield training start in July 2011. Training locations and permanent placements will include cities in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and Florida.
Although it may be helpful, no direct experience is necessary. Organizer Trainees (OTs) hired to participate in the DART Organizers Institute must demonstrate a desire to pursue community organizing as a long-term professional career.Prior to the start of training on July 10, 2011, candidates must have completed a master's degree, JD, or equivalent professional experience. Also, candidates must have proven capacity to build relationships of trust, create and execute a plan, feel comfortable working with religious institutions, demonstrate disciplined thought and action, and work in a team setting. OTs must also have access to a car during training and be flexible regarding relocation. Fluency in Spanish/English is a plus and people of color are encouraged to apply.
The national application deadline is December 20, 2010. To apply or find out more about DART, contact: Erica Horton at erica@thedartcenter.org or (785) 841-2680. Also, you can download the application or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.
Call for Proposals - 5th Annual CRS Symposium
UCLA School of Law is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 5th Annual Critical Race Studies Symposium: Race and Sovereignty. The symposium will take place March 31-April 2, 2011 at UCLA School of Law. Proposal deadline: January 7, 2011.
Call for Proposals - 5th Annual CRS Symposium
See flyer below for more detail:
RaceandSovereigntyCFP2011.pdf
Call for Proposals - 5th Annual CRS Symposium
See flyer below for more detail:
RaceandSovereigntyCFP2011.pdf
University of WI-Milwaukee Honors College Position
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Honors College is now accepting applications for a Dean's Visiting Assistant Professor. This non-tenured appointment is for the 2011-2012 academic year, with the possibility of renewal. Ph.D. in History or related field by June 2011 is required. Application due: January 7, 2011.
University of WI-Milwaukee Honors College Position
The UWM Honors College offers a General Education/Liberal Arts curriculum: small, writing-intensive, interdisciplinary seminars and individualized instruction for outstanding undergraduates within an urban context. The successful candidate, who will hold the working title of Dean's Visiting Assistant Professor and have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and learning, must have: a Ph.D. in History or related field by June 15, 2011 with a specialization in 19th/20th century U.S. history; experience teaching interdisciplinary courses with an emphasis on academic writing, and experience teaching non-History majors. Preferred candidates will also have experience: designing interdisciplinary classes, teaching small, interactive seminar-style classes, teaching courses that include global, media, gender, or ethnic studies, teaching Honors students, and teaching in an urban college or university. Customary teaching load is three Honors seminars per semester, in addition to attending staff meetings, participating in Honors College faculty development initiatives centered on undergraduate teaching, and serving on Honors College committees as needed.
This non-tenured appointment is for the 2011-2012 academic year, with the possibility of renewal. Candidates should apply to: http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/5191
Candidates must apply by midnight on January 7, 2011. UWM is an AA/EO Employer.
University of WI-Milwaukee Honors College Position
The UWM Honors College offers a General Education/Liberal Arts curriculum: small, writing-intensive, interdisciplinary seminars and individualized instruction for outstanding undergraduates within an urban context. The successful candidate, who will hold the working title of Dean's Visiting Assistant Professor and have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and learning, must have: a Ph.D. in History or related field by June 15, 2011 with a specialization in 19th/20th century U.S. history; experience teaching interdisciplinary courses with an emphasis on academic writing, and experience teaching non-History majors. Preferred candidates will also have experience: designing interdisciplinary classes, teaching small, interactive seminar-style classes, teaching courses that include global, media, gender, or ethnic studies, teaching Honors students, and teaching in an urban college or university. Customary teaching load is three Honors seminars per semester, in addition to attending staff meetings, participating in Honors College faculty development initiatives centered on undergraduate teaching, and serving on Honors College committees as needed.
This non-tenured appointment is for the 2011-2012 academic year, with the possibility of renewal. Candidates should apply to: http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/5191
Candidates must apply by midnight on January 7, 2011. UWM is an AA/EO Employer.
Pcard Receipt Reminder
Please submit receipts for all November PCard purchases to date to Laura by Wednesday, December 1, 2010.
Pcard Receipt Reminder
See attachment below for generic coversheet:
COVERSHEET generic-1.xlsx
Pcard Receipt Reminder
See attachment below for generic coversheet:
COVERSHEET generic-1.xlsx
SOC 8790: Religion and Society
SOC 8790: Religion and Society will be taught spring 2011 by Professor Penny Edgell on Wednesdays from 2:30-5:00 p.m.
SOC 8790: Religion and Society
See flyer below for more detail:
SOC8790 SP11.pdf
SOC 8790: Religion and Society
See flyer below for more detail:
SOC8790 SP11.pdf
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Meet local author and U of M professor M. Bianet Castellanos on Tuesday, November 30 @ 4:00 p.m.
Bianet Castellanos, Assistant Professor from the Department of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, will be doing an author reading from her book, A Return to Servitude: Maya Migration and the Tourist Trade to Canc√∫n. Professor Castellanos will be reading at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union on November 30th at 4 pm. All are welcome to attend.
Meet local author and U of M professor M. Bianet Castellanos on Tuesday, November 30 @ 4:00 p.m.
Castellanos examines the Maya migration within Mexico and the foundational role indigenous peoples play in the development of the modern nation-state. Learn how Cancun, Mexico has evolved as a modern city that has shaped the political economy of the peninsula and the effects it's had on the indigenous communities. A Return to Servitude illustrates how indigenous communities experience, resist, and accommodate themselves to transnational capitalism. Castellanos shows how tourism and the social stratification that results from migration have created conflict for the Maya.
Castellanos will sign copies of her book following the discussion.
Meet local author and U of M professor M. Bianet Castellanos on Tuesday, November 30 @ 4:00 p.m.
Castellanos examines the Maya migration within Mexico and the foundational role indigenous peoples play in the development of the modern nation-state. Learn how Cancun, Mexico has evolved as a modern city that has shaped the political economy of the peninsula and the effects it's had on the indigenous communities. A Return to Servitude illustrates how indigenous communities experience, resist, and accommodate themselves to transnational capitalism. Castellanos shows how tourism and the social stratification that results from migration have created conflict for the Maya.
Castellanos will sign copies of her book following the discussion.
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