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In this time of urgent potential, higher education has a particular role and responsibility to re-frame and fully center our collective commitment around the well-being and thriving of Black and Brown people. Predominantly white institutions have long noted, but tolerated, racial disparities in rates of retention, persistence to graduation, and grade point average--all data that indicate students of color are being negatively impacted by hostile racial climates in so many of our institutions. Those of us who work within higher education, especially faculty, can and must transform our institutions by centering the experiences of Black and Brown students. Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey will speak to these issues, by sharing her journey as Faculty Director of the Crew Scholars Program at Drake University. Crew is an academic excellence and leadership development program for students of color at Drake. In its eight years of existence, among students in Crew, Drake has seen the gpa gap close, student of color retention rates soar, and Crew Scholars persistence to graduation outpace and outperform all other Drake students (including white student).
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Salon 2 Vocational Trajectories for Mid-Career Theological School Educators Leadership Team Evelyn L. Parker, Perkins School of Theology Joretta L. Marshall, Brite Divinity School Paul O. Myhre, Wabash Center Participants Duane R. Bidwell, Claremont School of Theology Meghan J. Clark, St. John's University (Queens) Julián Andrés González Holguin, Church Divinity School of the Pacific Timothy Hartman, Columbia Theological Seminary Mark Chung Hearn, Church Divinity School of the Pacific Michael S. Koppel, Wesley Theological Seminary Tyler Mayfield, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Melinda A. McGarrah Sharp, Columbia Theological Seminary Robert G. O'Lynn, II, Kentucky Christian University Lisa Powell, Saint Ambrose University Emily Reimer-Barry, University of San Diego Description Specific goals: Reflect on vocational trajectories for mid-career theological educators Conversations and themes include: Honoring justice issues in hybrid and online teaching (gender and sexual justice; racial justice; intersecting oppressions) Developing strategies for forming faculty communities and other learning communities online Negotiating the culture and politics of institutions in virtual spaces Attending to care for self, family, and others in a changing environment Dates & Times 7 sessions over 9 months (60-90 minutes) 2nd Monday evenings (September 14, October 12, November 9, January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12) 6:00 Central Time (7 Eastern, 5 Mountain, 4 Pacific) Monday, September 14 (6:00 pm, Central) Monday, October 12 (6:00 pm, Central) Monday, November 9 (6:00 pm, Central) Monday, January 11 (6:00 pm, Central) Monday, February 8 (6:00 pm, Central) Monday, March 8 (6:00 pm, Central) Monday, April 12 (6:00 pm, Central) Digital Salon Grants Important Links Payment of Participants Policy on Full Participation Our Philosophy of Workshops Travel and Accommodations Travel Reimbursement Form Questions about the Salons? Dr. Paul O. Myhre Senior Associate Director myhrep@wabash.edu. Honorarium Participants in the Salons will receive an honorarium of $3,000 for full participation in the online Salon meetings. Read More about Payment of Participants Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Flicker Lilly Endowment, Inc. Other Lilly Supported Initiatives
Salon 6 - Latinx Perspectives on Possibilities of Teaching Theology and Religious Studies Leadership Team Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, AETH, Asociación para La Educación Teológica Hispana Chris Tirres, DePaul University Paul Myhre, Wabash Center Participants Jared E. Alcántara, George W. Truett Theological Seminary Xochitl Alvizo, California State University – Northridge Saul Barcelo, Loma Linda University Alexander R. Gonzales, Dallas Theological Seminary Lydia Hernandez-Marcial, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Melanie A. Howard, Fresno Pacific University Luis Menéndez-Antuña, Boston University School of Theology Melisa Ortiz Berry, Bushnell University Melissa Pagán, Mount St. Mary's University Erica M. Ramirez, Auburn Theological Seminary Martin Rodriguez, Azusa Pacific University Carla E. Roland Guzman, General Theological Seminary Angel D. Santiago-Vendrell, Asbury Theological Seminary - Florida Stephanie Mota Thurston, Wake Forest University Description Our Digital Salon will use the lens of Latinx culture to address the challenges and possibilities of teaching theology and religious studies in the context of COVID-19.We encourage both early- and mid-career Latinx faculty to apply, as well as faculty of any racial or ethnic background who teach in a Hispanic Serving Institution. We will approach our cohort asa community of inquiry and practice, wherein we will collectively problem solve, innovate, and create best practices for our teaching and self-care. Dates and Times Participants will be expected to commit 3 hours a month to our cohort, which will consist of roughly the following: ~1 hr of asynchronous prep work ahead of our monthly Zoom chat, ~1.5 hr synchronous Zoom chat, ~.5 hr post-Zoom reflection Online Zoom Discussions will take place from8:00-9:30 p.m. EST(5:00-6:30 PST, 6:00-7:30 MST, 7:00-8:30 CST) on the followingTuesdays: Tuesday, September 15 (8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, October 13 (8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, November 17 (8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, January 12 (8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, February 9 (8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, March 9 (8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, April 20 (8:00-9:30 pm, Eastern) Digital Salon Grants Important Links Payment of Participants Policy on Full Participation Our Philosophy of Workshops Travel and Accommodations Travel Reimbursement Form Questions about the Salons? Dr. Paul O. Myhre Senior Associate Director myhrep@wabash.edu. Honorarium Participants in the Salons will receive an honorarium of $3,000 for full participation in the online Salon meetings. Read More about Payment of Participants Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Flicker Lilly Endowment, Inc. Other Lilly Supported Initiatives
Salon 3 - Tending to the Body and Soul of Early Career Theological School Educators Leadership Team Katherine Turpin, Iliff School of Theology Eric Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary Paul Myhre, Wabash Center Participants Paul Houston Blankenship, Seattle University Peter Capretto, Phillips Theological Seminary Jacob J. Erickson, Trinity College, Dublin Sarah F. Farmer, Indiana Wesleyan University Joseph K. Gordon, Johnson University - Knoxville Christy Lang Hearlson, Villanova University Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, Iliff School of Theology Lakisha R. Lockhart, Chicago Theological Seminary Ekaterina Lomperis, George Fox University Allison L. Norton, Hartford Seminary Danielle Tumminio Hansen, Seminary of the Southwest Laine Christine Walters Young, Vanderbilt University Kristin J. Wendland, Wartburg College Danny Yencich, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan Description Our group experience will be focused on tending to the body and soul of the teacher. Built around the metaphor of the teaching life as a dinner feast, we will explore what the abundance of the feast looks like in the midst of a pandemic and the attendant institutional crises theological education is facing. How do we nurture the teaching life, vocation, and wholeness of the theological educator in this moment? How do we maintain the theological educator’s commitments to justice and equity in the midst of narratives of loss and scarcity? How do we counteract the instinct to preserve institutions both in higher education and the church rather than see them transformed? How do we build communities of pedagogical creativity, mutual care, and gracious belonging among teachers and students alike? Dates & Times Meeting for 90 minutes on Tuesdays at 4 PM Eastern/3 PM Central/2PM Mountain/1 PM Pacific Tuesday, September 22 (4:00-5:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, October 13 (4:00-5:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, November 10 (4:00-5:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, December 15 (4:00-5:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, February 16 (4:00-5:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, March 16 (4:00-5:30 pm, Eastern) Tuesday, April 27 (4:00-5:30 pm, Eastern) Digital Salon Grants Important Links Payment of Participants Policy on Full Participation Our Philosophy of Workshops Travel and Accommodations Travel Reimbursement Form Questions about the Salons? Dr. Paul O. Myhre Senior Associate Director myhrep@wabash.edu. Honorarium Participants in the Salons will receive an honorarium of $3,000 for full participation in the online Salon meetings. Read More about Payment of Participants Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Flicker Lilly Endowment, Inc. Other Lilly Supported Initiatives