Upcoming Talk: Belonging in Higher-Ed and in Our Communities
“Finding a sense of belonging in academia is one thing. And maintaining a sense of belonging in our communities feels just as important (and sometimes harder), in my experience,” says Miranda Mosier-Puentes. Join us December 4, 2023, 12:00-1:30pm Pacific time, for “Belonging in Higher-Ed and in Our Communities,”…
Ireland Talk: Class and Discrimination
Join Dr Emma Penney and Dr Stephen Lucek for a free Zoom talk hosted by University College Dublin, on class and equality. When? November 17, 2023, 11:00 AM, Irish Standard Time. This conversation is part of Ireland’s #addthe10th campaign to recognize socio-economic status as the…
Class at Community College?
Join community college faculty and WCSA members, Lisa Kirby, Asia Muhammad and Jen Vernon for a conversation on “Class in the Community College: First-Generation, Working-Class Learners.” How does the context of community college influence our work? When? Nov 8, 2023, 1:00-2:30 pm, Central Time, US…
WCSA24 Call for Presentations!
Come join us for the WCSA24 Conference at SUNY Old Westbury, Long Island, New York and on Zoom, June 6-8, 2024. Read the call, get info on the “Young Scholars and Activist Award,” Travel support, and find out how to submit here: WCSA Conferences. Deadline?…
Book Notes: Fall 2023
Book Notes is out! Read about new work by WCSA members and of interest. There are twenty books in this edition: Deeren, Zweig, Chin, Schennum, Daniels, McBride, Entin, Hormel, Taylor, Clayton, Skocpol, Letford, Marquez, O’Toole, Hennigan, Rabess, Quart, Simmons, McGahey, Magee, and Newman. Time to…
First-Gen, Working-Class on Campus
Join us for a free talk, “First-Gen & Working-Class in Higher-Ed” with WCSA experts on mentoring & program building by and for first-gen, working-class learners! When? Monday, Oct 2, 2023 12:30-1:30pm PST. Register in advance: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcOusqzsuH9Wu_i6eOijC5W5_Ke7A2AMu Image of soaring flamingos, Swetha Shankar, Unsplash.