#  Bok Seminar - Community and Civic Engagement in the Classroom 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 5, 2025** 

 12:45PM - 02:45PM EST 

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 **Phillips Brooks House**  

 [1 Harvard Yard  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
United States



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Leighton Room (2nd Floor)

 

 

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Led by Flavia Peréa, *Director of the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship and Lecturer in Sociology*, and Caitlin Schmid, *Assistant Director of Engaged Scholarship, Harvard College, Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship.*

How can teaching and learning connect “the rich resources of the university to our most pressing social, civic, and ethical problems?” ([Boyer, 1996](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3824459?typeAccessWorkflow=login)). The pedagogy of Engaged Scholarship integrates community and civic engagement into academics with a focus on equity, reflection, reciprocity, and community collaboration. This seminar provides an introduction to the principles, practices, and ethics of community-engaged and public-facing classroom work. Topics will include: developing students’ relational skills inside and outside the classroom; scaffolding and troubleshooting project-based learning; building community- and public-facing activities and assignments; and teaching reflection as a practice. This seminar is designed for TFs from any discipline who are interested in building relationships inside and outside of academia and in asking the question: What is a University’s responsibility to its surrounding communities?

*This is the first session of a 6-session seminar. Registration required - opens January 13.*



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Graduate Students ](/audience/graduate-students)
- [ International Teachers and Scholars ](/audience/international-instructors)
 
 

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