Education
Just Research in Contentious Times by Michelle Fine, Teachers College Press Party!
Just Research in Contentious Times by Michelle Fine, Teachers College Press Party on Saturday April 14, at AERA 7 – 9 PM.
Education
Stand with Us: Higher Education Statement of Support for 2018 National Black Lives Matter Week of Action
The URBAN Philadelphia node endorses the following initiative:
Hartford
Come check out the Qualitative Research Workshop Series!
Interested in qualitative research methods but not sure where to start? Conducting a qualitative dissertation and looking for some guidance? Simply want to know what qualitative research is and why people are so excited about it?
Come check out the Qualitative Research Workshop Series!
Local Nodes
URBAN Philadelphia – community conversation about public education in our city
The recent election and subsequent cabinet level nominations, especially in education, are cause for alarm on many levels. As members of URBAN Philadelphia, we want to provide the space for educators, parents, and concerned residents to engage in conversation about how we can collectively address the challenges that are in store for public education in our city. Please see information on this event below. We hope to see you there. (more…)
New York
2017 CRITICAL PAR INSTITUTE
Join us for OUR 7th Season of Critical PAR Institutes! The Critical Participatory Action Research Institute is designed to introduce the theory, methods, and ethics of critical participatory action research (PAR) to graduate students, faculty, and members of community based organizations. Through seminars, roundtables, and hands-on workshops with experienced researchers, Read more…
Boston
URBAN Newsletter – Summer 2016
The URBAN newsletter is now available here, and it includes updates about national URBAN events and node activities during the 2015 – 2016 academic year.
Boston
URBAN Gathers for Third National Meeting: “Critical Solidarities and Multi-Scalar Powers”
Urban Research-Based Action Network (URBAN) Gathers for Third National Meeting at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
On Thursday, March 31st and Friday, April 1st, nearly one hundred scholars, activists, and artists gathered for the third national URBAN conference at the CUNY Graduate Center: Critical Solidarities and Multi-Scalar Powers. (more…)
Hartford
New URBAN Hartford Node is Formed
The URBAN network continues to expand with the formation of the Hartford node, chaired by Dr. Paige M. Bray, Director of the center of Learning and Professional Education under the Institute for Translational Research http://www.hartford.edu/enhp/community/itr/learning/. The creation of the Hartford URBAN node offers the opportunity to expand connections within academic and community-based Read more…
Boston
URBAN Boston Node Updates
URBAN Boston node continues to bring researchers and community members together to work on mutual areas of interest including but not limited to health, housing, education, transportation, and the ability for community members to use diverse data sources and analytic methods to devise evidence-based interventions. Through monthly eblasts and other communications, the Boston node is working to connect the Boston community around engaged research and action. (more…)
Boston
From Youth Organizers to Social Justice Activists? Experiences of Youth Organizers Transitioning to Adulthood
From Youth Organizers to Social Justice Activists? Experiences of Youth Organizers Transitioning to Adulthood documents the experiences of former youth organizers in Boston and identifies the ways in which they stay connected to social justice work as young adults. This report also discusses the challenges of staying connected to social Read more…