Teaching Projects
Developed ‘Intermediate Spanish for Elementary Education’ Course
Alba Aragon (Global Languages and Literatures) reviewed, acquired, and adapted materials to finalize the syllabus for a new course LASP 171, Intermediate Spanish for Elementary Education.
Expanded Inclusivity in Performance Studies Curriculum
Spencer Aston (Music) updated four Performance Studies Courses to include works by under-represented composers of color and female composers.
Created New Course on Income Equality
Brian Frederick (Political Science) created a new course on class and income inequality in American politics.
Converted Special Topics Course to Second Year Seminar
Bjorn Ingvoldstad (Communication Studies) converted a new 400-level Special Topics Course on Spike Lee to a Second Year Seminar that will be offered regularly.
Redesigned Student Affairs Counseling Course to Include Racial and Social Justice Pedagogy
Peggy Jablonski (Student Affairs Counseling) redesigned the syllabus and content for the graduate-level Introduction to Student Affairs Counseling course to include a racial/social justice pedagogy.
Developed new Introduction to African American History Course
Maggie Lowe (History) developed a new course, HIST 251, Introduction to African American History, which will be offered for the first time in Fall 2021.
Decentered Whiteness in Cultural Psychology Course
Meghan McCoy (Psychology) updated PSYC 230 (Cultural Psychology) to decenter whiteness in the course content by including resources written by people of color.
Highlighted Racial Justice Through Dance
Tina Mullone (Dance) created an original filmed performance about racial justice called “The Original Sin,” one act of which features the statue of Martin. The performance was highlighted in the BSU Dance Department’s Dance Kaleidoscope 2021 and was the focus of a BSU Juneteenth event.
Community-Engaged Projects
Aging, Action, and Social & Racial Justice Issues Series
Karen Aicher (Communication Disorders) assisted with a three-part Zoom series on aging, action, and social/racial justice issues in Bridgewater, in conjunction with the Bridgewater Council on Aging/Senior Center and Bridgewater Communities for Civil Rights. The sessions were held on March 16 (43 attendees), March 30 (34 attendees) and April 14, 2021 (36 attendees). The talks were recorded and BSU’s Maxwell Library is making them available via the local archives.
Spanish-Language Resources for People Experiencing Homelessness
Francisco Alatorre (Criminal Justice) assisted with creating Spanish-language materials for a community organization to use to educate people experiencing homelessness about their services.
New Community-Based Learning Psychology Course with Brockton Community Members
Lizbeth Hoke (Psychology) developed a new ‘Special Topics in Psychology Course’ in collaboration with the Brockton Interfaith Community (BIC). The community-based learning course had a racial justice focus in Brockton and involved Brockton community members.
New Community-Engaged Teaching and Scholarship Opportunity with Girls’ Inc in Taunton
Maura Rosenthal and Angie Bailey (Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies) co-created a community-engaged teaching and scholarship (CETS) opportunity for MAHPLS students and faculty to be completed at Girls’ Inc. in Taunton, starting in Fall 2021.
Redeveloping String Ensemble to Incorporate Works of Black Composer
John Shiu (Music) redeveloped MUSC 183, String Ensemble, to incorporate, rehearse, research, and ultimately perform work(s) of a Black composer. Dr. Shiu posted a 17-minute description of the project here, which includes a performance and comments from ensemble members.
New Honors Colloquium on Racial & Social Justice
Jibril Solomon (Social Work) developed an honors colloquium seminar open to all students that will explore racial and social justice in local, national, and individual consciousness about racism and social injustice in current times. It will be offered in Fall 2021 and has full registration of 12 students.
Redeveloped Course to Focus on Connections Between 19th and 21st Century Activism
Renee Somers (English) redeveloped the course content for SYS ENG 299 “Fight the Power!” by adding and enriching focus on connections between 19th century and 21st century activism.
Redeveloped Human Behavior in the Social Environment Course
Pamela Szczygiel (Social Work) redeveloped SCWK 511, Human Behavior in the Social Environment II, for Spring 2022 to better reflect developmental processes and needs of those experiencing structural oppression.
Incorporated Racial Justice into ‘Philosophy of Food’ Course
Catherine Womack (Philosophy) revised the existing Second Year Seminar, Philosophy of Food, to incorporate racial justice issues in every module of the course.
Research Projects
Investigating Political Polarization as it Pertains to Criminal Justice and Policing
Luzi Shi (Criminal Justice) conducted research is to investigate the extent of political polarization and the impact of such polarization in the context of criminal justice and policing based on theoretical frameworks on political/social identity and moral foundations theory.
Other Faculty Projects
Presenting Work of Racial Justice Task Force at Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference
Diana Fox (Anthropology) presented on the work of the Curricula and Co-Curricula Subcommittee of the Racial Justice Task Force at the AAC&U Diversity, Equity, and Student Success conference in March 2021 and purchased books for a partnership with Kashmir University.