Compassionate Classrooms Community of Practice
Explore the complex tensions of teaching, such as balancing high academic standards with sensitivity, justice, and compassion. This community invites faculty and staff to engage in stimulating conversations about meeting students where they are while fostering intellectual growth through “compassionate challenge.” Each session centers on a short, engaging reading from authors like bell hooks or Sarah Rose Cavanagh to help us navigate the power differentials and emotional labor of our work with students.
Join us for one, several, or all sessions as your schedule allows. To accommodate varying schedules, meeting times alternate between morning and midday slots. Breakfast or lunch will be provided at every meeting.
Led by CITL fellow, Susan Stark.