Browse the Cohort 2 Collections:
Tanja Bacani, History of Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Since Reconstruction
This course combines common themes in American history since 1865 with a specific focus on civic engagement and voting rights.
Natascia Boeri, Advocacy in Action: Civic Engagement Through Social Sciences
This course provides students with a social sciences framework to understand how social change occurs through advocacy. A key goal of this course is to foster civic engagement among students.
Lisa Bratton, African American Women in the United States
This course explores the complex and often painful lives and legacies of African American women in the United States. Though often relegated to the margins of history, African American women have been involved in every facet of life in America—from its very inception. In this course, we will examine their African origins, their survival of the terrorism of enslavement, the struggle for basic human and civil rights to the African American women of today. This course will be beneficial for both races and all genders as the story of African American women is universal.
Fran Buntman, African American Literature
Mary Anne K. Clarke, Democracy, Citizenship, and the Media Course
This course focuses on how all three topics/concepts/themes affect each of us and our participation in the American political process. We begin with a basic historical review of what the concept of democracy is, then we add the concept of citizenship to the discussion and finally the media is thrown into the discussion in relation to how the media shapes democratic values and the role of citizenship.
Kara Dillard, Civic Leadership: Theories and Practice
Civic leadership involves students learning key skills to foster collaboration across differences, embracing complex decision-making in dialogue with others, and valuing pragmatic solutions that advance the common good.
Salah D. Hassan, Global Citizenship: Culture and Climate Justice in Indonesia
The course is designed to deepen student understanding of global citizenship by immersing participants in the rich cultural tapestry and diverse environmental landscapes of this Southeast Asian archipelago.
Scott Hicks, African American Literature
This course surveys African American literature via the reading and discussion of canonical texts enriched by relevant documentaries.
Danielle Hodge, Race, Communication, and Anti-Black Racism
This course critically examines, interrogates, and engages with anti-Black racism. Anti-Black racism is a distinct kind of racial oppression and discrimination against, imposed upon, and experienced by African Americans and Black people.
Parakh Hoon, United States Government
Examines the United States Constitution, the evolution of the US political system, and the structure of the national government. Provides an overview of political culture, parties, elections, and interest group activities with special emphasis on current problems and issues.
David Hubert, Introduction to U.S. Government & Politics
This is an adaptable syllabus for an introductory US Government and Politics course. It provides learning outcomes, an outline for seven 2-week modules, and the spacing of in-class activities and other assignments.
Brian MacHarg, Agree to Disagree: Thorny Questions and Civil Discourse
This course introduces the idea of using stories, poems and other narrative sources to help students think about their civic involvement. It introduces the three themes of the stories: Connecting & Avoiding, Helping, and Teaching in a Civic Context.
Troy Martin, Information Literacy and Civic Responsibility
This course emphasizes social and civic contexts for information literacy. It reorients information literacy away from a narrowly academic context (i.e., retrieval and evaluation of information for assignments, library search skills) and toward a more complex, contemporary information ecosystem in which we all live, use, and participate.
Leila Rodriguez, Civic Engagement in/for Puerto Rico (English)
Students learn about the current sociocultural, political, economic, and environmental state of Puerto Rico, and contextualize it within its history as a Spanish colony first, and a US territory later.
Leila Rodriguez, Participación Cívica en/para Puerto Rico
En esta clase, los estudiantes aprenderán sobre el estado sociocultural, político, económico y ambiental actual de Puerto Rico, contextualizándolo dentro de su historia como colonia española primero y territorio estadounidense después.
Sarah RudeWalker, The Ballot or the Bullet
In this course, we will engage the theories and practices of argumentation by taking up the stark ultimatum offered by Malcolm X in the title concept of his 1964 speech “The Ballot or the Bullet.”
Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis
This course compares functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist theories to the study of society, including the rules, interactions, cultural patterns, and institutions that organize everyday life.
Suzanne Savaria, Postcards for the Environment: Pass It On
In this course we will address the important issue of climate change both at home and abroad. We will listen, learn, and explore what is being done to address environmental issues in our cities, water, and food sources. In response, we will design and write Postcards for the Environment, creating augmented reality postcards while developing our creative, advocacy, and civic engagement skills in the process.
John Shekitka, Social Studies Curriculum and Methods in Secondary Education
As social studies educators, we are tasked with presenting a wealth of material to our students. But what exactly do we mean when we say that we are social studies educators? Is our task simply to present history and historical facts? While it is true that history is a very important part of the equation, the discipline of social studies is more than that, and encompasses a variety of subjects under the umbrella of the social sciences. It also means helping our students to become thoughtful and engaged citizens. In our current moment, there is no subject in the middle and high school classroom more fruitful for exploration and at the same time so filled with challenges as the study of social studies.
Molly Slavin, Shakespeare for Civic Action Course Syllabus (upper-level undergraduate course)
This course is designed to use Shakespeare as a route into civic engagement and discussion about civic themes ranging from urban life to gender to political power.
Wendy Wagner, Civic Leadership
This course provides an opportunity to develop practical leadership skills through the study of established frameworks and hands-on experience in a community-based group project. Students build collaborative working relationships and practice shared decision-making while designing an initiative that responds to a community need.
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore struggles for equality, civil rights, and voting rights in Southern Africa and the United States. Materials for teaching about and leading interactive lessons on the 1925 Scopes Trial are also included.
Michael Williams, American National Government 100-200 Level Introductory Course
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of American democracy, the US Constitutional Republic, and the factors that influence civic participation.