Dr. Chanelle Wilson

New Spring 2021 from CTE & WGSS

Revolutionizing Academia: Engaging Anti-Racism and Restructuring Curricular Practices

Awareness of inclusive practices is a good start for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in our teaching. If you’d like to deepen your understanding of racism and oppressive structures in education, and learn pedagogical and curricular strategies for changing them, join us for a three-part workshop series this spring on “Revolutionizing Academia: Engaging Anti-Racism and Restructuring Curricular Practices.” The series is sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

The workshops will be held virtually from 2 to 3:30 PM on

· February 12,

· March 5, and

· April 2

The workshop series will be led by Dr. Chanelle Wilson. Dr. Wilson is the Director of Africana Studies at Bryn Mawr College and is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Bryn Mawr/Haverford Colleges Education Program (full bio below).

You can register for the series here if you are a faculty or instructional staff member, or here if you are a GTA. After you register, you will receive an auto-reply via email that lists Zoom links for all sessions – please save this information. Space is limited. If the program is full and you would like to be on a waiting list, please contact Judy Eddy. Please note that by registering, you are committing to participate in all sessions.

The three workshops will focus on these topics:

February 12—Deconstructing Racism and Colonialism in the Classroom

This series will begin with a session that provides background information about the history of colonialism and racist ideas in schooling and higher education. We further our exploration with the opportunity to engage in subsequent interactive small group sessions to deepen engagement, skill exploration, and strategy building.

March 5—Engaging Anti-Racism and Resisting Colonial Curricular Practices

Session 2 in the series will focus on exploring our positionality and locating ourselves in oppressive structures with the analysis of current syllabi and classroom practices. Dr. Wilson will guide us through her evolving process for implementing anti-racist practice and resisting the legacy of colonialism.

April 2—Disrupting Systems in Academia

In the final session, we will discuss pedagogical and curricular strategies to disrupt systems of educational oppression and revolutionize against the status quo. Undergraduate students, involved in anti-racist and anti-colonial work, will join us to share their experiences and support our process. Our hope is that you will leave the space energized and inspired to continue in your transformational journey.

Participants in the workshop series will also have the opportunity to apply for a CTE follow-up program that will support them in applying some of the strategies learned and assessing the impact on students’ educational experience. This program will come with a small stipend and will take place over summer and/or fall 2021. 

If you have any questions about the series, contact Judy Eddy at jeddy@ku.edu.

Dr. Wilson has served as a public school practitioner in the United States and around the world. Her current scholarship focuses on race and anti-racism in education, decolonization of schools and the mind, students as teachers and learners, culturally relevant pedagogy in international schooling contexts, and multicultural education. Dr. Wilson has a passion for using research to improve the educational experiences of marginalized groups, promoting equity and critical race-focused conversations: her life's goal is to rethink, reimagine, and revolutionize education to meet the needs of all students. She truly believes that we can all change the world for the better, together.